This scholarship will be awarded yearly in April to the philosophy major or minor who writes the best paper in the analytical tradition of Hume with emphasis on clear argumentation, concern for language, and scientific evidence if appropriate.

 

Guidelines

• The recipient must be a full-time junior or non-graduating senior and have maintained a 3.0 GPA.  
• The topic of the paper submitted for the competition may be derived from courses taken in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State.
• The paper must be typewritten, double-spaced. 
• Deadline for submission to the Chair of the Department of Philosophy is February 1.

The Chair will convene a review committee to select the best paper. 

 

Award

The presentation will be at the College of Liberal Arts Awards Day Ceremony in April.

The stipend is $1,000.

 

The David Hume Scholarship