Philosophy 121: The Ethical Thought of Hume

(Spring 2003)

For lecture handouts and assignments, go to the Course Web Site. Links to section handouts are provided below.

Week 1 Section Handout: Background: the Associative Theory of the Mind, Causation, and Personal Identity
Week 2 Section Handout: The Passions: Pride and Humility and the Role of Sympathy
Week 4 Section Handout: Sympathy, Liberty and the Will
Week 5 Section Handout: Reason and Motivation
Week 6 Section Handout: The Moral Sense
Week 7 Section Handout: The General Point of View, Personal Identity and the Natural Virtues
Week 8 Section Handout: The Artificial Virtues
Week 9 Section Handout: Normative Foundations

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