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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit does Hume use as an example to show our inability to form a just idea without testing it first?

2. How does Hume define intuition?

3. What does Hume claim should not be arrived at instinctively?

4. In what does Hume say he finds it difficult to put faith?

5. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the razor principle?

2. Why does Hume think we love the rich and admire only people we know?

3. In what way does Hume say the mind can be dishonest?

4. How does Hume define malice, envy and respect?

5. Of what does Hume claim a substance is made up?

6. Why does Hume reject the idea of an immaterial soul?

7. How does Hume claim the mind perceives space?

8. What is the difference between reflexion and sensation impressions?

9. Define skepticism.

10. How does Hume claim the mind perceives time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against Hume's treatise? How did society initially react to Hume's ideas? How influential have Hume's ideas been on modern day society?

Essay Topic 2

What does skepticism mean in a philosophical context? In what ways could Hume be called a skeptic? What philosophers are non-skeptics and what problems would they have with Hume's ideas in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What is Hume's opinion on human virtues? How do they help to govern us and what would society be like if it was not populated with individuals with virtue?

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