Course Schedule

January 21—23: Intro to Class/Doing Philosophy
Wednesday Introduction to Class (no reading)
Friday Intro to Doing Philosophy (no reading)

January 26—30: Arguments
Monday Understanding Arguments (no reading)
Wednesday Evaluating Arguments (group work)
Friday Are Moral Claims Facts or Opinions? (handout)

February 2—6: Relativism/Divine Command
Monday Relativism: Herodotus, Benedict (VV 134 -143)
Wednesday Relativism: Nagel (VV 174 – 178)
Friday Divine Command: Mortimer (VV 79-83)

February 9—13: Divine Command Theory/Utilitarianism
Monday QUIZ #1; Divine Command: Arthur (VV 83-91)
Wednesday Utilitarianism: Mill (VV 95-100)
Friday Utilitarianism: Williams (VV 100-107)

February 16—20: Utiliarianism/Kant
Monday Utilitarianism: group work (no reading)
Wednesday Kant’s Ethics: Kant (VV 113-123)
Friday Kant’s Ethics: group work (no reading)

February 23—27: Kant/Natural Law
Monday Kant’s Ethics: Taylor (VV 128-133)
Wednesday Natural Law: Dimock (DTRT 43-51)
Friday Natural Law: group work (reread Dimock [DTRT 43-51])

March 2—6: Virtue Ethics
Monday Virtue Ethics: Aristotle (VV 193-208)
Wednesday Virtue Ethics: Rachels (VV 251-265)
Friday Virtue Ethics: group work (catch up on the week’s readings)

March 9—13: Ethics of Care/Review
Monday Ethics of Care: Kohlberg (handout) & Gilligan (handout)
Wednesday PAPER #1 due; Ethics of Care & review for Midterm (no reading)
Friday MIDTERM

March 16—20: Spring Break
SPRING BREAK! (no class) (woo?)


March 23—27: Abortion
Monday Abortion: Warren (DTRT 183-189)
Wednesday Abortion: Schwarz (DTRT 190-202)
Friday Abortion: group work (catch up on the week’s readings)

March 30—April 3: 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 6—10: 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 13—17: The Death Penalty/Relief Aid
Monday Death Penalty: group work (catch up on readings)
Wednesday QUIZ #2; Relief Aid: Singer (VV 365-374)
Friday Relief Aid: Arthur (VV 375-380) & Shikwati (VV 381-384)

April 20—24: Relief Aid/Animal Ethics
Monday Relief Aid: group work (catch up on readings)
Wednesday work on group presentations (no reading)
Friday Animal Ethics: Rachels (VV 467-473)

April 27—May 1: Animal Ethics
Monday Animal Ethics: Scruton (VV 496-500)
Wednesday catch up day (no reading)
Friday prepare for group presentations (no reading)

May 4—8: Group Presentations
Monday group presentations
Wednesday group presentations
Friday group presentations

May 11—13: Review/Final
Monday review for Final Exam
Wednesday FINAL EXAM