Hamline University - Phil. 1140 - Ethics - Spring, 2003 - Tom Atchison
Note: The schedule below is very tentative. Check for updates.
| Date to be discussed | Reading (links to study questions) |
| Wednesday, Feb. 5 | Introductory session |
| Friday, Feb. 7 | Rachels on euthanasia, Applied Ethics, pp.166-171 |
| Monday, Feb. 10 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.17 |
| Wednesday. Feb. 12 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.25 |
| Friday, Feb. 14 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.40 |
| Monday, Feb. 17 | Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.22-29 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 19 | Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.29-37 |
| Friday, Feb. 21 | Rawls in Applied Ethics, pp.38-49 |
| Monday, Feb. 24 | Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter 5 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 26 | Intro to chapter on capital punishment in Applied Ethics, pp.238-247 and article by Bedau pp.248-259 |
| Friday, Feb. 28 | Articles by van den Haag (pp.260-265) and Primoratz (pp.284-294) in Applied Ethics |
| Monday, March 3 | Singer and Hardin in Applied Ethics, pp.358-380 |
| Wednesday, March 5 | Van Wyk in Applied Ethics, pp.382-390 |
| Friday, March 7 | No new reading, work on papers; small group discussion project in class today: cases for discussion, applying Kant, applying utilitarianism |
| Monday, March 10 | still no new reading; continue discussion project |
| Wednesday, March 12 | still no new reading; continue discussion project |
| Friday, March 14 | 1st paper due (click here for assignment); no new reading (but start Aristotle if you have time); lecture on Aristotle and Virtue Theory |
| Monday March 17 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book I; Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II |
| Wednesday, March 19 | Review |
| Friday, March 21 | Mid-term Exam; Possible questions here |
| March 22-30 | Spring Break |
| Monday, March 31 | |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Continue discussion of the war -- look at www.nationalreview.com and www.commondreams.org |
| Friday, April 4 | Continue discussion of the war -- look at www.opendemocracy.net, www.truthout.org, www.merip.org, www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org, www.iraqbodycount.net, http://www.dissentmagazine.org, http://www.commentarymagazine.com/lieber.html, or ??? |
| Monday, April 7 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book III and Book IV (as much as you can stand) |
| Wednesday, April 9 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VI |
| Friday, April 11 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book X |
| Monday, April 14 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX |
| Wednesday, April 16 | Discussion project on virtues; Philippa Foot, Virtues and Vices in Applied Ethics |
| Friday, April 18 | Easter break - no class |
| Monday, April 21 | Hospers, "What Libertarianism Is" in Applied Ethics, pp. 311-322 |
| Wednesday, April 23 | Govier, "The Right To Eat and the Duty to Work" in Applied Ethics, pp. 328-341 |
| Friday, April 25 | Rawls in Applied Ethics, pp. 38-44 (skip the last section of this selection) plus more Rawls in a handout |
| Monday, April 28 | Singer, "Animal Liberation" in Applied Ethics, pp. 484-495 |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Regan, "Animal Rights, Human Wrongs" in Applied Ethics, pp. 496-506 |
| Friday, May 2 | Devall and Sessions, "Deep Ecology" in Applied Ethics, pp. 518-528 |
| Monday, May 5 | Guha, "Radical American Environmentalism..." in Applied Ethics, pp. 529-537 |
| Wednesday, May 7 | Introduction to Chapter 8 (pp.545-546 at least, more if you have time); Lynn, "Pornography and Free Speech" in Applied Ethics, pp. 559-568. Note: A book by Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon on pornography and civil rights, which articulates the position Lynn is criticizing, is online here. Take a look, if you're interested. |
| Friday, May 9 | Gastil, "The Moral Right of the Majority to Restrict Obscenity and Pornography Through Law" in Applied Ethics, pp. 569-579. 2nd paper due - assignment here |
| Monday, May 12 | Langton, "Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts" in Applied Ethics, pp.602-625. |
| Wednesday, May 14 | Lawrence, "If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus" in Applied Ethics, pp.639-652. |
| Friday, May 16 | Review. |
| Monday, May 19, 10:00-noon | Final Exam (in our regular classroom) |
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