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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 does Hume say is the only thing senses give us?

2. What does Book Two cover regarding human nature?

3. What is Hume's third tool of philosophical inquiry?

4. What system does Hume say is absurd?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between responsive and productive passions?

2. Define skepticism.

3. What does Hume think are the two ways objects can exist?

4. What are Hume's views on causation?

5. In which two senses is the word relation commonly used?

6. What does Hume say are simple perceptions?

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

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

9. Why does Hume think that memory is stronger than imagination?

10. Why can only our imagination produce belief in external objects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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