Over the next few weeks we'll be dealing with the problem of skepticism, both in the work of Descartes and Hume. You can find here assigned readings from Hume's Treatise on Human Nature.
For next week's class pertaining to Descartes Meditations, chapters III-VI, be sure to consider how he arrives at his certain, foundational truths (which he counts as knowledge) and by chapter VI, how it is that he finally establishes the truth of sense-certainty.
Additionally, if you really want to get a full sense of the book, check out these films I've posted trailers to here and, even better, watch them in the entirety! You'll feel the force of the arguments much more clearly if you do so.
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