We will then turn to the revival of skepticism in the work of the British empiricists Berkeley and Hume, before turning to the essays of Montaigne and finally to the most influential skeptical argument of the 20 th Century, Wittgenstein's Private Language Argument. We will attend to arguments for skepticism with regard to the external world, the existence of the self, the probative force of argument, morality and meaning. All students are expected to attend class regularly, to participate in class discussion, to complete all assigned reading prior to the class session in which it is to be discussed, and to come to class prepared with questions raised by the reading. I always welcome rough drafts of papers, which can be handed to me at any time or e-mailed. I guarantee that I will return all rough drafts or outlines with comments the day after I receive them.
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