Hamline University - Phil. 1140 - Ethics - Tom Atchison
Study Questions:
| Date to be discussed | Reading |
| Monday, Feb. 5 | Plato, The Republic, Book I to 343 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 7 | Plato, The Republic, 343a-369 |
| Friday, Feb. 9 | Plato, The Republic, 434d-445e |
| Monday, Feb. 12 | Plato, The Republic, 474b-480a, 504a-521b |
| Wednesday. Feb. 14 | Plato, The Republic, Book VIII |
| Friday, Feb. 16 | Plato, The Republic, Book IX |
| Monday, Feb. 19 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 2 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 21 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book I |
| Friday, Feb. 23 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II |
| Monday, Feb. 26 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book III |
| Wednesday, Feb. 28 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book IV |
| Friday, March 2 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VI |
| Monday, March 5 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VIII |
| Wednesday, March 7 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book IX |
| Friday, March 9 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book X |
| Monday, March 12 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapters 3 and 4 |
| Wednesday, March 14 | Review |
| Friday, March 16 | Exam - click here for sample questions |
| Wednesday, March 28 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 5 (on Hume) |
| Friday, March 30 | Kant, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, Preface and Section 1 |
| Monday, April 2 | Kant, Grounding..., Section 2 to p.33 |
| Wednesday, April 4 | Kant, Grounding..., Section 2, pp.33-48 |
| Friday, April 6 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 6 (on Kant) |
| Monday, April 9 | No new reading, write about your overall reaction to Kant. Click here for today's discussion project. |
| Wednesday, April 11 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p.21 (Through the paragraph that ends at the top of the page. You may also want to read Norman, pp.92-97) |
| Monday, April 16 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p. 40 (also read Norman, pp.102-107) |
| Wednesday, April 18 | Mill, Utilitarianism, Finish the book |
| Friday, April 20 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 7 (on Mill) Click here for today's discussion project |
| Monday, April 23 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 8 |
| Wednesday, April 25 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 11 |
| Friday, April 27 | Nietzsche, Preface and First Treatise; Norman, pp.128-134 |
| Monday, April 30 |
Nietzsche, Second Treatise; Norman, pp.134-145 Paper Due - paper assignment here |
| Wednesday, May 2 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 9 |
| Friday, May 4 | handout on feminism and ethics |
| Monday, May 7 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 10 |
| Wednesday, May 9 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 12 |
| Friday, May 11 | Review |
| Monday, May 14 | Final Exam -10:00AM - click here for sample questions |