 On Hume’s view, the foundation of morality has nothing to do with God. This is evident from his distinctive version of sentimentalism. He argues that morality, much like our aesthetic responses to beauty, is “founded entirely on the peculiar fabric and constitution of the human species” (EPM 1.3). This claim is made in the context of arguing against a form of moral rationalism that locates the foundation of morality in immutable truths discoverable by reason (Schneewind 2010). Against rationalists like Samuel Clarke, Hume claims that morality is a distinctly and entirely human phenomenon; there are no grounds for believing that human beings exist in any kind of moral community with God or that God is answerable to the moral norms that bind us (Schneewind 2010). For present purposes, there are two additional points to appreciate. First, Hume’s claim entails a rejection of the idea that moral distinctions between good and evil are instituted by divine command, as argued by voluntarists such as Pufendorf, Luther, or Calvin. Second, Hume’s version of the above claim differs from the version found in Hutcheson. On Hutcheson’s view, human nature is essentially good and its goodness reflects the wisdom and benevolence of God. When we behave virtuously, we further the purposes for which we were created. Hume, by contrast, rejects Hutcheson’s equation of the natural with the good (T 3.1.2.10), and he rejects his predecessor’s underlying teleology (Gill 2006: 194–208).