Philosophy: Hume's Religious Skepticism
Course No. 0509-571
Fall 2010-11, MW 4-5:50
Bldg. 13 (ORN), Room 1350
Mr. Robison, Hale Chair in Applied Ethics
wade.robison@gmail.com
Week 1
Monday, September 6th
Topic: Requirements and aims of the course, kinds of propositions, kinds of arguments
Assignment for September 8th: Arguments, the Argument Clinic, the Argument Exam and the traditional arguments for the existence of God, Ontological, Cosmological, Design
Wednesday, September 8th
Topic: Traditional arguments for the existence of God
Assignment for September 13th: Abstract of the Treatise of Human Nature
Week 2
Monday, September 13th
Topic: The Cartesian connection and its problems, Hume's views
Assignment for September 15th: Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Parts IV-VIIWednesday, September 15th
Topic: More on causal reasoning in Hume
Assignment for September 20th: Dr. John Tillotson, "Of the Miracles Wrought in Confirmation of Christianity, Hume, "Of Miracles"
Week 3
Monday, September 20th
Topic: "Of Miracles"
Wednesday, September 22th
Topic: "Of Miracles"
Assignment for September 27th: Dialogue 1
Week 4
Monday, September 27th
Exam
Wednesday, September 29th
Topic: Dialogue 1
Assignment for October 4th: Dialogue 2
Week 5
Monday, October 4th
Topic: Dialogue 2
Assignment for October 6th: Dialogue 3, and so on through the remainder of the Dialogues
Wednesday, October 6th
Topic: Dialogue 3
Week 6
Monday, October 11th
Topic: Dialogue 4
Wednesday, October 13th
Topic: Dialogue #5
Week 7
Monday, October 18th
Topic: Dialogue 6
Wednesday, October 20th
Topic: Dialogue 7
Week 8
Monday, October 25th
Topic: Dialogue 8
Wednesday, October 27th
Topic: Dialogue 9
Week 9
Monday, November 1st
Topic: Dialogue 10
Wedneday, November 3rd
Topic: Dialogue 11
Week 10
Monday, November 8th
Topic: Dialogue 12
Wednesday, November 10th
Topic: Summary
Paper due by midnight, Sunday, November 14th via email to wade.robison@gmail.com