A series of 8 lectures on David Hume’s philosophy, delivered to Oxford University undergraduates in Michaelmas term 2018. The lectures focus mainly on Book 1 of his 1739 Treatise of Human Nature, with reference to other works where appropriate. Main themes of the lectures are: (1) Hume’s background and chief aims; (2) Ideas, impressions, and abstraction; (3) Humean faculties and relations; (4) Induction and belief; (5) Probability and causal necessity; (6) Causal interpretation, to scepticism; (7) Scepticism about body, soul and self; (8) Sceptical crisis and second thoughts.
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| 10 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/1: Hume’s Background and Chief Aims | Lecture 1 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 9 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/2: Ideas, Impressions, and Abstraction | Lecture 2 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 8 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/3: Faculties and Relations, to Causation | Lecture 3 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 7 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/4: Induction and Belief | Lecture 4 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 6 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/5: Probability and the Idea of Necessity | Lecture 5 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 5 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/6: Causal Interpretation, to Scepticism | Lecture 6 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 4 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/7: Scepticism about Body, Soul and Self | Lecture 7 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 3 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018/8: Sceptical Crisis and Second Thoughts | Lecture 8 in Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018 Slides | PDF slides to accompany Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |
| 1 | Creative Commons | Hume 2018 Handouts | PDF handouts to accompany Peter Millican's 2018 Hume series. | Peter Millican | 21 May 2020 |