2012 Fall Proseminar Student Research

Sept 25th research exercise=

Drawing on our knowledge of Hume, try to find the following. Identify yourself with each post.

General articles on a topic in Hume

• Hume's theorem on Miracles [[1]]
• Hume's concept of the self [[2]]
• Hume on Testimony and Epistemology, [[3]]

A Set of articles that focus on a particular issue or problem in a topic in Hume

• [[4]] [[5]] [[6]]
• [[7]]

[[8]] [[9]]

• "Hume, the Self, and Morality" [[10]], [[11]], [[12]].

David Owen, Hume Versus Price on Miracles and Prior Probabilities: Testimony and the Bayesian Calculation, [[13]]

Wikipedia, Bayesian Probability, [[14]]

"reliablism" John Greco tries to fix one of Hume's problems [[15]], then Chris Tucker tries to counter John Greco [[16]]

Who's Who

Important Hume scholars, based on searches: Peter Millican, I found 7 articles written by him about Hume. Wikipedia also says he's a leading scholar, and I found a book, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, that was edited by Millican. [[17]]

Rachel Cohon [[18]] This page cites the work this woman has written about Hume and morality.

Important Hume critics:

Tony Pitson, George Campbell's Critique of Hume on Testimony, [[19]]