Course Schedule

Ethical Theories
January 23 – 25: Introduction to Class
Wednesday: Check. Check One. Sibilance. (intro to class; no reading)
Friday : How to Do Philosophy in 50 Minutes (no reading)

January 28 – February 1: Relativism/Divine Command
Monday: Relativism: Herodotus, Benedict (VV 134 -143)
Wednesday: Relativism: Nagel (VV 174 – 178)
Friday : Divine Command: Mortimer (VV 79-83)

February 4 – 8: Divine Command Theory/Utilitarianism
Monday: Divine Command: Arthur (VV 83-91)
Wednesday: Utiliarianism: Mill (VV 95-100)
Friday : Utilitarianism: Williams (VV 100-107)

February 11 – 15: Utiliarianism/Deontological Theory
Monday: QUIZ #1; Utilitarianism: group work (no reading)
Wednesday: Deontological Theory: Kant (VV 113-123)
Friday : Deontological Theory: group work (no reading)

February 18 – 22: Deontological Theory/Natural Law
Monday: Deontological Theory: Taylor (VV 128-133)
Wednesday: Natural Law: Dimock (DTRT 43-51)
Friday : Natural Law: group work (reread Dimock [DTRT 43-51])

February 25 – 29: Virtue Ethics
Monday: Virtue Ethics: Aristotle (VV 201-208)
Wednesday: Virtue Ethics: Rachels (VV 251-265)
Friday : Virtue Ethics: group work (catch up on the week’s readings)

March 3 – 7: Ethics of Care/Social Contract Theory
Monday: Ethics of Care: Kohlberg’s Moral Development (handout)
Wednesday: Ethics of Care: Gilligan’s Ethics of Care (handout)
Friday : PAPER #1 due; Social Contract: Rawls (DTRT 464-483)

March 10 – 14: Social Contract Theory/Review
Monday: Social Contract: Rawls (DTRT 464-483)
Wednesday: Review for Midterm (no reading)
Friday: MIDTERM

March 17 – 21: Spring Break
SPRING BREAK! (no class) (woo?)


Applied Ethics
March 24 – 28: Abortion
Monday: Abortion: Warren (DTRT 183-189)
Wednesday: Abortion: Schwarz (DTRT 190-201)
Friday: Abortion: group work (catch up on the week’s readings)

March 31 – April 4: Euthanasia
Monday: Euthanasia: Rachels (DTRT 255-267)
Wednesday: Euthanasia: Chamberlain (DTRT 268-276)
Friday: Euthanasia: group work (catch up on the week’s readings)

April 7 – 11: Euthanasia/The Death Penalty
Monday: Euthanasia: Quill (DTRT 284 -288)
Wednesday: Death Penalty: Pojman (DTRT 361-370)
Friday: Death Penalty: Bedau (DTRT 371-383)

April 14 – 18: The Death Penalty/World Hunger
Monday: Death Penalty: group work (catch up on readings)
Wednesday: QUIZ #2; World Hunger: Singer (VV 365-374)
Friday: World Hunger: Arthur (VV 375-380) & Shikwati (VV 381-384)

April 21 – 25: World Hunger/Animal Rights
Monday: World Hunger: group work (catch up on readings)
Wednesday: work on group presentations (no reading)
Friday: Animal Rights: Rachels (VV 467-473)

April 28 – May 2: Animal Rights
Monday: Animal Rights: Scruton (VV 496-500)
Wednesday: PAPER #2 due; Animal Rights (catch up on readings); work on group presentations
Friday: group presentations

May 5 – 9: Group Presentations/Review for Final
Monday: group presentations
Wednesday: group presentations
Friday: Review for Final Exam

May 12: Final Exam
Monday: FINAL EXAM