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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 kind of passion does Hume say is a mistake to confuse as reason?

2. Which virtues does Hume say are culturally evolved?

3. What doctrine does Hume say he is rejecting regarding the will?

4. What best describes Hume's conception of the will?

5. Which of the following is a quality that gives rise to moral sentiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hume think passions rather than reason determine the will?

2. How does Hume define love and hatred?

3. How does Hume use murder as an example of morals?

4. Why does Hume state that morality is not based on reason?

5. Why does Hume think reason is the slave of the passions?

6. Why does Hume claim women need a sentiment of chastity?

7. How has society developed a sense of justice?

8. Summarize Book Two.

9. Why does Hume reject all other moral theories?

10. When do moral pleasures and pains occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Hume's thoughts on space and time and do they relate to his overall argument? What are the arguments against Hume's ideas on space and time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Hume think of metaphysics and religion and why does he hold that opinion? In what way could Hume's ideas be seen as an argument against religious belief?

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