Ethical Inquiry
| Date | Topic and Reading Assignment | Discussion project |
| May 16 | Ethical/Non-ethical Questions | |
| May 23 |
Reason
and relativism in ethics |
Reasons for Judgments; Cases for Discussion |
| May 30 |
Subjectivism
and truth in ethics |
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June 6 |
Egoism: Beauchamp, pp.34-54; handouts |
Applying Egoism |
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June 13 |
Utilitarian Ethics: Beauchamp, Chapter 4 | Applying Utilitarianism |
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June 20 |
Kant 's ethics: Beauchamp, Chapter 5 | Applying Kant |
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June 27 |
Aristotle: Virtues and character Beauchamp, Chapter 6 | Applying Virtue Theory; Article on Particularism; Handout on the virtues |
| July 4 | No class | |
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July 11 |
Hume and social contract theory Beauchamp, Chapter 7 (skipping pp.247-256) | Exam today Possible Exam Questions |
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July 18 |
Feminism, Marxism and other claims that moral philosophy reflects a particular perspective: Beauchamp, pp.247-256; handouts; Reading guide | Guide to scoring Kohlberg-type test; Discussion project on Gilligan |
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July 25 |
Are there universal human rights? Beauchamp, Chapter 8 |
UN Declaration on Human Rights |
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August 1 |
What kind of equality does justice require? - Beauchamp, Chapter 9 |
Discussion project on Rawls and Nozick |
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August 8 |
When should people be prevented from doing as they please? Beauchamp, Chapter 10 |
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August 15 |
The responsibility of
citizens for the crimes of governments |
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August 22 |
The responsibilities of citizens, continued: Porpora, Chapters 5-7 |
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