Santa Fe Junior Seminar Readings

Below is the schedule of junior seminar readings for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. Also see

Junior Seminar Readings Fall 2023

This list may be subject to change. Please always check with tutors or cross-reference with the paper reading list distributed by the dean’s office.

Junior Seminar Readings for Fall 2023
Date Reading
August 24 Cervantes, Don Quixote, Volume I
August 28 Cervantes, Don Quixote, Volume II
August 31 Descartes, Meditations, To the Reader, Synopsis, Meditations I–III
September 4 Descartes, Meditations, IV–VI
September 7 Pascal, Pensées, selections (see September 7 readings)
September 11 Pascal, Pensées, selections (see September 11 readings)
September 14 Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1–3
September 18 Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 4–5; 8–9
September 21 Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 10–12
September 25 Hobbes, Leviathan, “Dedication,” “Preface,” Chapters 1–9
September 28 Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapters 10–16
October 2 Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapters 17–21, 26, 31 [final paragraph]
“Review & Conclusion”
October 5 Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, Preface, Chs. I, II, IV, VI–VII
October 9 Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, Chs. XI–XVI, XIX, XX
October 12 Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Numbered paragraphs 1–51, 86–100, 119–158, 199, 211–243
October 16 Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Letter to the Republic of Geneva, Preface, Part I
October 19 Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part II
October 23 Preceptorials
October 26 Preceptorials
October 30 Preceptorials
November 2 Preceptorials
November 6 Preceptorials
November 9 Preceptorials
November 13 Preceptorials
November 16 Preceptorials
November 20 Preceptorials
November 27 Preceptorials
November 30 Preceptorials
December 4 Preceptorials
December 7 Preceptorials
December 11 Preceptorials
December 14 Preceptorials

Reading Supplement

Pensées: The “thoughts” are numbered differently in the three editions generally available and are correlated in the following lists.

Key: P=Penguin, D/ML=Dover/Dutton and Modern Library, and GB=Great Books Editions, H=Hackett Edition.

Seminar Dates: September 8 and September 12

First Assignment, September 7
P D/ML GB H
512 1 1 S670/L512
511 2 2 S669/L511
751 3 3 S622/L751
513 4 4 S671/L513
675 29 29 S554/L675
587 34 34 S486/L587
647 35 35 S532/L647
199 72 72 S230/L199
44 82 82 S78/L44
45 83 83 S78/L45
978 100 100 S743/L978
622 131 131 S515/L622
136 139 139 S168/L136
137 142 142 S169/L137
523 145 145 S453/L523
414 171 171 S33/L414
427 194 194 S681/L427
612 219 219 S505/L612
429 229 229 S682/L429
418 233 233 S680/L418
577 234 234 S480/L577
781 242 242 S644/L781
808 245 245 S655/L808
188 267 267 S220/L188
170 268 268 S201/L170
167 269 269 S198–199/L167
In the Hackett Edition, this reading is in bold between S198 and S199.
174 270 270 S205/L174
82 271 271 S116/L82
182 272 272 S213/L182
173 273 273 S204/L173
530 274 274 S455/L530
975 275 275 S739/L975
983 276 276 S804/L983
423 277 277 S680/L423
424 278 278 S680/L424
588 279 279 S487/L588
377 280 280 S409/L377
155 281 281 S187/L155
110 282 282 S142/L110

Second Assignment, September 11
P D/ML GB H
60 294 294 S94/L60
103 298 298 S135/L103
554 303 303 S463/L554
977 320 320 S786/L977
688 323 323 S567/L688
525 325 325 S454/L525
26 330 330 S60/L26
533 331 331 S457/L533
200 347 347 S231–232/L200
33 374 374 S67/L33
905 385 385 S450/L905
109 392 392 S141/L109
406 395 395 S25/L406
128 396 396 S161/L128
114 397 397 S146/L114
117 409 409 S149/L117
621 412 412 S514/L621
410 413 413 S29/L410
122 416 416 S155/L122
121 418 418 S153–4/L121
148 425 425 S181/L148
149 430 430 S182 & 274/L149
131 434 434 S164/L131
208 435 435 S240/L208
142 463 463 S175/L142
398 524 525 S17/L398
352 525 526 S384/L352
192 526 527 S225/L192
212 527 528 S245/L212
353 528 529 S385/L353
712 529 530 S590/L712
538 530 531 S458/L538
358 537 538 S390/L358
190 542 543 S222–223/L190
189 546 547 S221/L189
449 555 556 S690/L449
835 563 564 S423/L835
502 570 571 S738/L502
926 581 582 S755/L926
242 584 585 S275/L242
446 585 586 S690/L446
286 608 609 S318/L286
281 612 613 S313/L281
454 618 619 S694/L454
451 619 620 S691/L451
311 639 640 S342/L311
392 643 644 S11/L392
270 669 670 S301/L270
257 683 684 S289/L257
269 691 692 S300/L269
198 692 693 S229/L198
793 736 737 S646/L793
308 792 793 S339/L308
846 807 808 S429/L846
184 810 811 S215/L184
169 811 812 S206/L169

Junior Seminar Readings Spring 2024

This list may be subject to change. Please always check with tutors or cross-reference with the paper reading list distributed by the dean’s office.

Junior Seminar Readings for Spring 2024
Date Reading
January 15 Swift: Gulliver’s Travels, 1–2
January 18 Swift: Gulliver’s Travels, 3–4
January 22 Leibniz: selections
Philosophical Essays (Hackett):
  • pp. 138–145 (New System of Nature)
  • pp. 171–178 from correspondence with de Volder)
  • pp. 155–167 (On Nature Itself)
January 25 Leibniz: selections
Philosophical Essays (Hackett):
  • pp. 206–213 (Principles of Nature and Grace)
  • pp. 213–225 (Monadology)
January 29 Hume: Treatise of Human Nature
  • “Introduction”
  • Book I, Part I;
  • Part II, section VI;
  • Part III: sections I–VI
February 1 Hume: Treatise of Human Nature
  • Book I, Part III: sections VII–VIII, X, XII, XIV, and XV
February 5 Hume: Treatise of Human Nature
  • Book I, Part IV, sections I–II, VI–VII
February 8 Hume: Enquiry Concerning Principles of Morals
  • I–VI;
  • IX;
  • Appendix 1. “Concerning Moral Sentiment”
  • Appendix 2. “Of Self-Love”
February 12 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
Norman Kemp Smith Edition:
  • “Preface” to Second Edition
  • “Introduction,” pp. 17–62.
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 15–68
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 106–152
February 15 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
Norman Kemp Smith Edition:
  • “Transcendental Aesthetic,” (pp. 65–91)
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 71–104
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 155–192
February 19 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
Norman Kemp Smith Edition:
“Transcendental Logic”
  • “Introduction”
“Transcendental Analytic”
  • Book I, Chapter I (pp. 92–119),
  • Book I, Chapter II, Section 1 (pp. 120–128))
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 105–150
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 193–226
February 22 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
Norman Kemp Smith Edition:
“Transcendental Analytic”
  • Book I Chapter II, Section 2 (second edition, pp. 151–175)
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 175–203
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 245–266
February 26 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
"Transcendental Analytic,"
  • Book II, Chapter I (pp. 180–187)
  • Book II, Chapter II, Analogies of Experience (first paragraph only, pp. 208–209), Second Analogy (first four paragraphs only, pp. 218–221)
  • Book II, Chapter III (pp. 257–275, but omit all passages contained only in A — first edition, at bottom of pages 260–261 and 263–271)
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 209–219
  • pp. 247–248
  • pp. 259–263
  • pp. 303–322
    omit all passages contained only in A = first edition, at the bottom of page 307 and 312–315
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 271–277
  • pp. 295–296
  • pp. 304–307
  • pp. 354–365
February 29 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
“Transcendental Dialectic”
  • “Introduction” (pp. 297–307);
  • Book I (pp. 308–326);
  • Book II, The Dialectical Inferences of Pure Reason (pp. 327–328) and Chapter II, Introduction and Sections 1 and 2 (First and Third Antinomies only) (pp. 384–402, 409–415)
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 346–381
  • pp. 442–464, 473–479
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 384–410
  • pp. 459–475, 484–489
March 4 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
“Transcendental Dialectic”
  • Book II, Chapter II, Sections 3–8 and Section 9 (parts I and III only), pp. 422–458, 464–479, 483–484
Hackett Edition:
  • pp. 486–529, 535–553, 557–559
Cambridge Edition:
  • pp. 496–528, 532–546, 549–550
Mar 7 Wordsworth, Two Part Prelude
Mar 25 Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vol. I–II
Mar 28 Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vol III
April 1 Rousseau, Social Contract, I, II
April 4 Rousseau, Social Contract, III, IV
April 8 Kant: Critique of Pure Reason
  • “Canon” (pp. 629–653), (Hackett pp. 728–755), (Cambridge pp. 672–690)
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
  • Preface and Section I
April 11 Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
  • Second section–third section
April 15 Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (see appendix)
April 18 Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (see appendix)
April 22 Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (see appendix)
April 25 Hawthorne: Scarlet Letter, Author’s preface; “Custom House;” Chapters 1–8
April 29 Hawthorne: Scarlet Letter, Chapter 9–end
May 2
  • The Federalist, 1, 2, 6, 9, 54
  • Declaration of Independence
  • U.S. Constitution
  • Madison, Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
    (Photocopy): The African Slave Trade Clause (Art. 1, sec. 9, cl. 1) Wed., Aug 8, 1787 (pp. 409–412); Wed., Aug. 22, 1787 (pp. 503–508); Sat., Aug. 25, 1787 (pp. 530–532). The Fugitive Slave Clause (Art. 4, sec. 2, cl. 3) – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1787 (pp. 545–546); Wed., Aug. 29, 1787 (p. 552); Wed., Sept 12, 1787 (p. 625); Sat., Sept 15, 1787 (p. 648)
May 6 The Federalist, 10, 15, 23, 39, 49, 50, 51
May 9 The Federalist, 57, 62, 63, 68, 69, 70, 76, 78, 84
May 13 Twain: Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 1–22
May 16 Twain: Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 23–end

Adam Smith Readings

The Wealth of Nations: The Modern Library edition does not contain any paragraph numbers. For your reference, the following table correlates the readings in the Liberty Fund edition with the Modern Library Edition.

Seminar Date Liberty fund Edition Modern Library Edition
April 15 “Introduction & Plan of Work” xxiii–xxvi
Book I, Chapters 1–4; Chapter 5, (first ten paragraphs) 3–37
Book I, Chapters 6–7 53–72
April 18 Book I, Chapter 8, (paragraphs 1–27, 35–45, last paragraph) 73–84 (to “In Great Britain…”), 89–95 (to “In Years of Plenty…”), and 99
Book I, Chapter 9, (First 4 paragraphs) 100–101 (to “By the 37th…”)
Book I, Chapter 10, Introduction, Part I, (paragraphs 1–26) 114–124 (to “That the chance of gain…”)
Book I, Chapter 10, Part II, (paragraphs 1–17, 41–end) 136–143 (to “The government of towns…”), 155–165
Book I, Chapter 11, Conclusion 284–288
Book II, Introduction 299–301
Book II, Chapter 1 302–309
Book II, Chapter 3 360–380
April 22 Book III, Chapter 1 407–412
Book III, Chapter 3 426–438
Book III, Chapter 4, (paragraphs 1–18) 439–448 (to “This order, however…”)
Book IV, Introduction, Chapter 1, (paragraphs 1–4, 34–end) 455–458 (to “In consequence of these…”), 478–480 (beginning with “ I thought it necessary…”)
Book IV, Chapter 2, (paragraphs 1–15, 40–end) 481–487 (to the bottom of the page), 498–502 (beginning with “The case in which…”)
Book IV, Chapter 3, Part II 520–532
Book IV, Chapter 9, (last 3 paragraphs) 745–746
Book V, Chapter 1, Part III, article 2 (paragraphs 48–end) 839–846 (beginning with “Ought the public…”)
Book V, Chapter 1, Part III, article 3, (paragraphs 1–25) 846–863 (to “In this situation…”)