Humean Readings

This conference will consist of morning and afternoon sessions devoted to examining the many subjects dealt with in the philosophical work of David Hume, from both a historical and a more strictly philosophical point of view.

Monday June 25  

10.30-11.30 Julia Driver (Washington University in St. Louis) A Humean Account of Self-Governance  

11.30-11.45 Coffee Break  

11.45-12.45 Dejan Simkovic (The University of Sydney) Hume on 'Moral Deliberation', 'Moral Discrimination', and 'Moral Distinctions'  

13.00 Lunch  

14.30-15.30 David Kirby (Durham University) Hume’s Naturalism and the Theory of Ideas  

15.30-15.45 Coffee Break  

15.45-16.45 Helen Beebee (Univeristy of Birmingham) How Well has Hume’s Psychology of Causation Stood the Test of Time?  

16.45-17.00 Coffee Break  

17.00-18.00 Willem Lemmens (Univeristy of Antwerp) Hume on True Religion and Atheism  

21.00 Social Dinner  

Tuesday June 26  

10.30-11.30 Eugenio Lecaldano (Sapienza Università di Roma) Naturalism and Projection: Hume’s Explanations of Causal Beliefs and Moral Sentiments  

11.30-11.45 Coffee Break  

11.45-12.45 Kate Abramson (Indiana University) Character Traits, Natural Abilities, Pathologies and Other “Mental Qualities”– the Distinctions Hume Was, and Wasn’t, After  

13.00 Lunch  

14.30-15.30 Gianfranco Pellegrino (LUISS Guido Carli) Why Only Hedonic Beliefs Motivate. Hume’s Motivational Hedonism  

15.30-15.45 Coffee Break  

15.45-16.45 Richard Davies (Università degli Studi di Bergamo) Proportioning Belief to the Evidence and the Mutual Destruction of Belief and Authority: Hume on Miracle

The conference is organized by Prof. Tito Magri, Dr. Alessio Vaccari and Dr. Lorenzo Greco. For any query please write Dr. Alessio Vaccari at [email protected]