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PHIL 2 Introduction to Ethics Section 5
Class meets TR 9-10:15am in DH 110
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Week
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Date
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Day
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Classroom Events |
September |
| 1 |
5 |
Tue |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 7 |
Thu |
What is Ethics?
Read: PDF Pojman, "What is Ethics?", p1-17 |
| 2 |
12 |
Tue |
What is Ethics? con't
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch. 1, p7-40. |
| 14 |
Thu |
Ethics, con't |
| 3 |
19 |
Tue |
Moral Value
Read: PDF Pojman, "Value: The Quest for the Good", p 82-101 |
| 21 |
Thu |
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 2, Melville "Billy Budd", Styron Sophie's Choice", Bales "The New Slavery", Benn "Wickedness" |
| 4 |
26 |
Tue |
Is Morality Relative?
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 3, p155-201;
Optional: Ibsen p201-222. |
| 28 |
Thu |
Relativism, con't |
October |
| 5 |
3 |
Tue |
Short Essay #1 Due -- On Value.
Interlude on Moral Reasoning.
Read: PDF Boss, Moral Reasoning |
| 5 |
Thu |
Read: PDF Boss, Fallacies and Arguments |
| 6 |
10 |
Tue |
Moral Reasoning Take-Home Quiz Due.
Utilitarian Ethics
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 4, p227-272;
Optional: Huxley "The Utilitarian and the Savage". |
| 12 |
Thu |
Utilitarianism, con't |
| 7 |
17 |
Tue |
Deontological Ethics
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 5, Kant "Moral Law", MacIver "Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule", Whatley, "Critique of the Golden Rule", Freid, "Evil of Lying", Plato, "Euthyphro", Nagel "Moral Luck". |
| 19 |
Thu |
Deontology, con't |
| 8 |
14 |
Tue |
Virtue Ethics
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 6, p388-457. |
| 26 |
Thu |
Virtue Ethics, con't |
| 9 |
31 |
Tue |
Virtues and Vices
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 7; Jesus "Sermon on the Mount" and "Good Samaritan", Tolstoy "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", Kant "Jealousy, Malice, and Ingratitude", Gansberg " Moral Cowardice", Russell "Reflections on Suffering", Colson "The Volunteer at Auschwitz". |
November |
9
(cont.) |
2 |
Thu |
Virtues, cont |
| 10 |
7 |
Tue |
Midterm Exam in-class - On Moral Theories in webct. |
| 9 |
Thu |
Egoism?
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 8, p559-602 |
| 11 |
14 |
Tue |
Egoism, cont |
| 16 |
Thu |
Egoism, cont |
| 12 |
21 |
Tue |
Meaning of Life?
Read: Pojman, Moral Life, Ch 9, p604-647 |
| 23 |
Thu |
Holiday - Thanksgiving |
| 13 |
28 |
Tue |
Meaning, con't |
| 30 |
Thu |
Meaning, con't -- first 1/2 of class.
In-class Debate finalization day. All teams, attendance required.
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December |
| 14 |
5 |
Tue |
All Teams -- All Debate Reports Due -- submit in webct.
Debates #1 (Sexuality) and #2 (Abortion)
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| 7 |
Thu |
Short Essay #2 Due-- on Egoism, Meaning and Freedom.
Debates #3 (Drugs) and #4 (Animals) |
| 15 |
12 |
Tue |
Debates #5 (Environment) and #6 (Terrorism) |
| 14 |
Thu |
Course Review. |
| 16 |
19 |
Tue |
8-10am Final Exam, in webct. |
| 21 |
Thu |
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Last updated:
11/21/2006
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