Date to be discussed

Reading

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Introductory session

Friday, Feb. 6

Rachels on euthanasia, Applied Ethics, pp.166-171

Monday, Feb. 9

Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.17

Wednesday. Feb. 11

Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.25

Friday, Feb. 13

Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.40

Monday, Feb. 16

Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.22-29

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.29-37

Friday, Feb. 20

Rawls in Applied Ethics, pp.38-49, concentrate on the last section

Monday, Feb. 23

Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter 5

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Intro to chapter on capital punishment in Applied Ethics, pp.238-247 and article by Bedau pp.248-259

Friday, Feb. 27

Articles by van den Haag (pp.260-265) and Primoratz (pp.284-294) in Applied Ethics

Monday, March 1

Amsterdam in Applied Ethics, pp.277-283

Wednesday, March 5

Singer in Applied Ethics, pp.358-368

Friday, March 5

Hardin in Applied Ethics, pp.369-380

Monday, March 8

Van Wyk in Applied Ethics, pp.381-390

Wednesday, March 10

Hospers, in Applied Ethics, pp. 311-322

Friday, March 12

Govier, in Applied Ethics, pp. 328-341; 1^st paper due

Monday March 15

Rawls in Applied Ethics, pp. 38-44 (skip the last section of this selection) plus more Rawls in a handout

Wednesday, March 17

Review

Friday, March 19

Mid-term Exam

March 20-28

Spring Break

Monday, March 29

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book I

Wednesday, Match 31

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II

Friday, April 2

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book III and Book IV (as much as you can stand)

Monday, April 5

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VI 

Wednesday, April 7

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book X

Friday, April 9

Easter Break - No class

Monday, April 12

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX

Wednesday, April 14

Discussion project on virtues; Philippa Foot, Virtues and Vices in Applied Ethics  

Friday, April 16

Mohr in Applied Ethics, pp.665-674

Monday, April 19

Levin in Applied Ethics, pp.675-680

Wednesday, April 21

Sherwin in Applied Ethics, pp.59-69

Friday, April 23

Warren in Applied Ethics, pp.88-98

Monday, April 26

Marquis in Applied Ethics, pp.99-110

Wednesday, April 28

Mackenzie in Applied Ethics, pp.120-133

Friday, April 30

Wolf-Devine in Applied Ethics, pp.145-155

Monday, May 3

Introduction to Chapter 8 pp.539-540 and Mill in Applied Ethics, pp.550-558

Wednesday, May 5

Introduction to Chapter 8 pp.541-546 and Lynn, in Applied Ethics, pp. 559-568

Friday, May 7

Gastil, in Applied Ethics, pp. 569-579

Monday, May 10

Langton, in Applied Ethics, pp.602-625

Wednesday, May 12

Lawrence, in Applied Ethics, pp.639-652

Friday, May 14

Review; 2nd paper due 

Wednesday, May 19, 2:45PM

Final Exam (in our regular classroom)