For Tuesday, April 11th.

1. Please write a brief (1-2 page) summary of one or another of the arguments Hume offers against thinking morality is founded on reason.  Write it so that someone unfamiliar with Hume might still understand the point and substance of the argument.

2. Please then email it to me no later than Tuesday at noon before class, sending it as an attachment, putting "Hume Seminar" on the subject line of the email.  My email address is: sayre-mccord@unc.edu

For Tuesday, April 25th.

1. Please write a brief (1-2 page) paper discussing some important aspect of Hume's account of moral judgment.  It would be especially useful to keep in mind the analogy he thinks there is between morality and secondary qualities.   Write it so that someone unfamiliar with Hume might still understand the point and substance of the account.

2. Please then email it to me no later than Tuesday at noon before class, sending it as an attachment, putting "Hume Seminar" on the subject line of the email.  My email address is: sayre-mccord@unc.edu

For Tuesday, May 9th.

1. I had to leave town unexpected because my Mom had to have surgery.  Please accept my apologies for not posting a prompt...  It would be good if you wrote something up concerning either Hume's distinction between natural and artificial virtues or, more specifically, his account of justice.

2. Please then email it to me as soon as you can, sending it as an attachment, putting "Hume Seminar" on the subject line of the email.  My email address is: sayre-mccord@unc.edu

For Tuesday, May 23rd.

1. Please write a brief (1-2 page) paper discussing some important aspect of Hume's account of the natural, as opposed to the artificial virtues -- either about one of the virtues, or about the difference between natural and artifical virtues, or...   Write it so that someone unfamiliar with Hume might still understand the point and substance of the account.

2. Please then email it to me no later than Tuesday at noon before class, sending it as an attachment, putting "Hume Seminar" on the subject line of the email.  My email address is: sayre-mccord@unc.edu