PHIL 437:  The Philosophy of David Hume

 

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SYLLABUS

 

READING ASSIGNMENTS

 

END OF CLASS QUESTIONS

 

MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS

 

REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM PART I

TOPIC FOR FINAL EXAM PART II

 

STUDY QUESTIONS

          Week 1 (Sept. 28) : Introduction

          Week 2 (Oct. 3-5): The Mind

          Week 3 (Oct. 10-12):  Causation and Belief

          Week 4-(Oct. 17-19):  Necessary Connection

          Week 5 (Oct. 24-26):  Skepticism

          Week 6 (Oct. 31-Nov. 2):  Personal Identity

          Week 7 (Nov. 7-9):  Action

          Week 8 (Nov. 14-16):  Practical Reason

          Week 9 (Nov. 21):  Morality

          Week 10 (Nov. 28-30):  Justice

          Week 11 (Dec. 5-7):  No Study Questions

 

TRANSPARENCIES

          Week #1:  Introduction

          Week #2:  Hume's Causal Theory of the Mind

          Week #3:  Hume's Account of Causal Inference

          Week #4:  Necessary Connection

          Week #5:  Skepticism About Bodies

          Week #6:  Personal Identity and Conclusion of Book 1

          Week #7:  The Passions:  Pride and Humility

          Week#8:  Reason and the Passions

          Week #9:  Virtue and Vice

          Week #10:  Justice

          Week #11:  No  Transparencies