PHIL 5983 -- Seminar:  Hume and Practical Reasoning
Prof. Eric Funkhouser


Syllabus


Week 1
Tuesday, January 13

Topics:  Introduction; Hume background:  ideas, impressions, belief, and theoretical reasoning
Readings:
T 1.1.1-2; You also might want to compare this to EHU 2.  [Note:  Treatise citations are by book, part, and then section.  Enquiry citations are by section.]
T 1.3.7-10; You also might want to compare this to EHU 3 & 5.

Notes #1
Week 2
Tuesday, January 20
Topics:
Readings:
T 2.1.1; T 2.3.3-6; T 2.3.9-10

Notes #2
Week 3
Tuesday, January 27
Topics:
Readings:
T 3.1.1-2; EPM 1; EPM Appendix 1

Notes #3

Here is a link to an article on the Representation and Motivation Arguments, which you might find helpful and interesting.
Week 4
Tuesday, February 3
Topic:  Deliberation about Ends
Readings:  VPR, Chapters 11-13

Notes #4
Week 5
Tuesday, February 10
Topics:
Readings:  PI, Chapters 1-3

Notes #5
Week 6
Tuesday, February 17
Topics:
Readings:  PI, Chapters 4-5

Notes #6
Shorter Paper Assignment
Week 7
Tuesday, February 24
Topics:
Readings:  PI, Chapters 6-8

Notes #7
Week 8
Tuesday, March 3
Topics:
Readings:  VPR, Chapters 1-3

Notes #8
Week 9
Tuesday, March 10
Topics:
Readings:  VPR, Chapters 4-7

Notes #9
Week 10
Tuesday, March 17
NO CLASS -- SPRING BREAK
Papers Due:  Wednesday, March 18
Week 11
Tuesday, March 24
Topics:
Readings:  SP, Chapters 1-4

Notes #10
Week 12
Tuesday, March 31
Topics:
Readings:  SP, Chapters 5-7

Notes #11
Week 13
Tuesday, April 7
Topics:
Readings:  SP, Chapters 8-11

Notes #12
Week 14
Tuesday, April 14
Topics:
Readings:  RWR, Introduction and Part 1

Notes #13
Week 15
Tuesday, April 21
Topics:
Readings:  RWR, Part 2 and Conclusion

Notes #14
Week 16
Tuesday, April 28
Topics:
Readings:  VPR, Chapters 18-20

Notes #15
Summary

**Final paper due Tuesday, May 5th