Date	Topic	Readings
Understanding
8/25	Course business	Syllabus material
	Introduction to Hume	T Advertisement E Advertisement
	Impressions & Ideas	E II: Of the Origin of Ideas T I, 1, i: Of the Origin of Ideas Richard Lee: David Hume: The Origin of Ideas: An Analysis of the Arguments Abstract ¶5 - ¶7 T I, 1. ii: Divisions of the subject
9/1	Association of Ideas	E III: Of the Association of Ideas T I, 1, iv: Of the connection or association of ideas Abstract ¶35
9/8	Causality & Knowledge	T I, 3, i: Of knowledge T I, 3, ii: Of probability; and of the idea of cause and effect T I, 3, iii: Why a cause is always necessary T I, 3, iv: Of the component parts of our reasonings concerning cause and effect Abstract ¶8 - ¶16
	Relations of Ideas & Matters of Fact	E IV: Sceptical Doubts concerning the Operations of the Understanding I ¶1 - ¶2
9/15	Knowledge of Causality	E IV: Sceptical Doubts concerning the Operations of the Understanding I ¶3 - ¶13
	The Problem of Induction	E IV: Sceptical Doubts concerning the Operations of the Understanding II
	Custom	E V: Sceptical Solution of these Doubts I
9/22	Belief	T I, 3, vii: Of the nature of the idea or belief T I, 3, viii: Of the causes of belief T I, 3, x: Of the influence of belief T Appendix (pp.623-629) E V: Sceptical Solution of these Doubts II
	Probability	T I, 3, xi: Of the probability of chances E VI: Of probability
9/22	Necessary Connection	T I, 3, xiv: Of the idea of necessary connection E VII: Of the Idea of necessary Connection
9/29	Mind & Personal Identity	T I, 4, v: Of the immateriality of the soul Abstract ¶28 T I, 4, vi: Of personal identity T Appendix (pp.633-636) "Of the Immortality of the Soul"
	Scepticism	T I, 2, vi Abstract ¶27 T I, 4, 1: Of scepticism with regard to reason T I, 4, ii: Of scepticism with regard to the senses T Appendix (pp.638f) E XII: Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy
	Freedom	E VIII: Of liberty and necessity T II, 3, i: Of liberty and necessity T II, 3, ii: The same subject continu'd Abstract ¶31-¶34
Passions & Morals
10/6	Passions & Double Relations	T II, 1, ii: Of pride and humility; the objects and causes T II, 2, i: Of the objects and causes of love and hatred T II, 2, ii: Experiments to confirm this system T II, 2, ix: Of the mixture of benevolence and anger with compassion and malice ¶1 - ¶11
	Sympathy	T II, 1, xi: Of the love of fame T II, 2, ix: Of the mixture of benevolence and anger with compassion and malice ¶12 - ¶19 T III, 3, i: Of the origin of natural virtues and vices
10/13	Passion & Reason	T II, 3, iii: Of the influencing motives of the will
10/20	Morals, Reason, & Sentiment	T III, 1, i: Moral Distinctions not deriv'd from Reason T III, 1, ii: Moral distinctions deriv'd from a moral sense T III, 3, i: Of the origin of natural virtues and vices
	Justice	T III, 2, i: Justice, whether a natural or artificial virtue
	Promises	T III, 2, v: Of the obligation of promises
	Suicide	"Of Suicide"
Religion
10/27	The Cosmological Argument	D IX
11/2	The Argument from Design	D II D III D IV D V D VI D VII D VIII
11/9	The Problem of Evil & Atheism	D X D XI D XII
Student Presentations
11/17	Student presentation: Don	T I, 4, v: Of the immortality of the soul T I, 4, vi: Of personal identity
	Student presentation: Louis	E X: Of Miracles
11/24	Student presentation: Brad	T I, 1, i: Of the Origin of Ideas E II: Of the Origin of Ideas
	Student presentation: Denise	TBA
12/1	Student presentation: Phillip	TBA
	Student presentation: Chase	TBA
12/8	Student presentation: Meg	TBA
	Student presentation: Steve	TBA

All dates are 1998.
"T" stands for A Treatise of Human Nature.
"E" stands for An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
"D" stands for Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
"Abstract" stands for An Abstract of ... A Treatise of Human Nature found in many copies of the Treatise.

This schedule is subject to change.