Date to be discussed

Reading

Wednesday, Feb. 1

Introductory session

Friday, Feb. 3

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

Monday, Feb. 6

Mill, Utilitarianism, to bottom of p.17

Wednesday. Feb. 8

Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.26 (End of Chapter 2)

Friday, Feb. 10

Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.41 (Chapters 3 and 4)

Monday, Feb. 13

Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.22-29

Wednesday, Feb. 15

Kant in Applied Ethics, pp.29-37

Friday, Feb. 17

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

Monday, Feb. 20

Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter 5

Wednesday, Feb. 22

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

Friday, Feb. 24

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

Monday, Feb. 27

Amsterdam in Applied Ethics, pp.277-283

Wednesday, March 1

Singer in Applied Ethics, pp.358-368

Friday, March 3

Hardin in Applied Ethics, pp.369-380

Monday, March 6

Van Wyk in Applied Ethics, pp.381-390

Wednesday, March 8

Hospers, in Applied Ethics, pp. 311-322

Friday, March 10

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

Monday March 13

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

Wednesday, March 15

Review

Friday, March 17

Mid-term Exam

March 18-26

Spring Break

Monday, March 27

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book I

Wednesday, March 29

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II

Friday, March 31

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book III and Book IV (as much as you can stand); Chart of the virtues

Monday, April 3

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VI 

Wednesday, April 5

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book X

Friday, April 7

Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX

Monday, April 10

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

Wednesday, April 12

Mohr in Applied Ethics, pp.665-674

Friday, April 14

No class

Monday, April 17

Levin in Applied Ethics, pp.675-680; Kaplan in Applied Ethics, pp.681-690

Wednesday, April 19

Sherwin in Applied Ethics, pp.59-69

Friday, April 21

Warren in Applied Ethics, pp.88-98

Monday, April 24

Marquis in Applied Ethics, pp.99-110

Wednesday, April 26

Mackenzie in Applied Ethics, pp.120-133

Friday, April 28

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

Monday, May 1

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

Wednesday, May 3

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

Friday, May 5

Gastil, in Applied Ethics, pp. 569-579

Monday, May 8

Langton, in Applied Ethics, pp.602-625

Wednesday, May 10

Lawrence , in Applied Ethics, pp.639-652

Friday, May 12

Review; 2nd paper due  (Instructions here)

Wednesday, May 17, 2:45PM

Final Exam (in our regular classroom)