# Western Philosophy and Pre-Rhetoric
## Today
* Expectations
* Syllabus
* What to do by next class
## Two goals today
- Names and stories
- Set expectations
## First things first
Will this class be awesome?
Is Abraham Lincoln riding a bear holding the Constitution awesome?
Is St. Katherine being beheaded because she won a debate with 50 philosophers as a teenager awesome?
## About your fearless leader
- Family
- Where I'm from
- How long I've been studying/teaching philosophy
- Why I'm excited
## About you
* Name and hometown
* Something you are hoping for/ fearing from this class?
## What is this class about?
Open your syllabus!
* Questions?
* Write a short response: "What are your HIGHEST HOPES for this class after our first meeting?""
* Next class: Read David Hume on Impressions and Ideas
* You can review these slideshows! -- drbuhler.com/slideshows
# David Hume
### Who is Hume and why does he matter?
* Hume lived 1711-1776
* "Empiricist" (Hey, that's a vocab word!)
* Let's read!