Department of Philosophy

PHIL 414F (HUME) SYLLABUS

Instructor: Prof. Bontekoe    Office: Sakamaki D304, 956-8783    Office Hrs: TR 1-2

Evaluation: The student's final grade will be based on two major papers (worth 40% and 35% respectively), a final term test (worth 15%), and a (2-person) in-class presentation (worth 10%).

Required Texts:
    David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, eds. Norton & Norton        [THN]
    David Hume, An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, ed. Beauchamp [EPM]
    Annette Baier, A Progress of Sentiments (req'd reading for grad students only)

Recommended Supplementary Reading:
    David Fate Norton, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Hume
 
Schedule of Readings:
Aug 26 - intro & background lecture
Aug 28 - THN, pp. 3-14
Sep 2 - THN, pp. 14-22
Sep 4 - THN, pp. 23-37
Sep 9 - THN, pp. 38-49
Sep 11 - THN, pp. 50-59
Sep 16 - THN, pp. 59-69
Sep 18 - THN, pp. 69-81
Sep 23 - THN, pp. 81-89
Sep 25 - THN, pp. 89-99
Sep 30 - THN, pp. 100-110
Oct 2 - THN, pp. 111-120
Oct 7 - THN, pp. 121-132
Oct 9 - THN, pp. 132-144
Oct 14 - THN, pp.145-155
Oct 16 - THN, pp. 156-167
Oct 21 - THN, pp. 167-178
Oct 23 - THN, pp.405-417
Oct 28 - EPM, pp. 73-82, essay on Treatise due
Oct 30 - EPM, pp. 83-98
Nov 6 - EPM, pp. 99-108
Nov 13 - EPM, pp. 108-118
Nov 18 - EPM, pp. 119-130
Nov 20 - EPM, pp. 131-144
Nov 25 - EPM, pp. 145-156
Dec 2 - EPM, pp. 157-169
Dec 4 - EPM, pp. 170-184
Dec 9 - EPM, pp. 185-199
Dec 11 - final discussion, essay on Enquiry due
Dec 16 - final term test (one hour long, 10:00-11:00)