Hamline University - Phil. 1140 - Ethics - Spring, 2002 - Tom Atchison
| Date to be discussed | Reading (links to study questions) |
| Wednesday, Jan. 30 | Introductory session |
| Friday, Feb. 1 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 1 |
| Monday, Feb. 4 | Plato, The Republic, Book I to 343 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 6 | Plato, The Republic, 343a-369 |
| Friday, Feb. 8 | Plato, The Republic, 434d-445e, and 474b-480a, 514a-521b |
| Monday, Feb. 11 | Plato, The Republic, Book VIII |
| Wednesday. Feb. 13 | Plato, The Republic, Book IX |
| Friday, Feb. 15 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 2 |
| Monday, Feb. 18 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book I |
| Wednesday, Feb. 20 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book II |
| Friday, Feb. 22 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book III |
| Monday, Feb. 25 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VI, especially Chapters 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13; Norman, Chapter, 3 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 27 | Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book VIII, just Chapters 1-4; Book IX, Chapters 3, 4, and 9, Book X, Chapters 3 and 6-8. |
| Friday, March 1 | Norman, Chapter 4 - Discussion project on virtues - cases for discussion |
| Monday, March 4 | selection from "Sexual Desire: A Moral Philosophy of the Erotic" by Roger Scruton; "Vatican Declaration on Some Questions of Sexual Ethics"; "Homosexuality and Natural Law" by Burton Leiser (from his book "Law, Liberty and Morality" (Handout - available in an envelope pinned to the bulletin board outside my office door, if you missed class on Friday) |
| Wednesday, March 6 | "Law, Morality and 'Sexual Orientation'" by John Finnis and "Homosexual Conduct: A Reply to the New Natural Lawyers" by Andrew Koppleman |
| Friday, March 8 | Paper due - no new reading |
| Monday, March 11 | "Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism" by Martha Nussbaum; "Is Patriotism a Virtue" by Alisdair McIntyre (Handouts) |
| Wednesday, March 13 | Patriotism, continued |
| Friday, March 15 | Mid-term Exam - click here for possible questions |
| Monday March 18 | No new reading - intro to Utilitarianism |
| Wednesday, March 20 | Selection from Bentham (Handout); today's discussion project |
| Friday, March 22 | Norman, Chapter 5 on Hume |
| March 25-29 | Spring Break |
| Monday, April 1 | Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, pp. 7-17; Norman, Chapter 6 |
| Wednesday, April 3 | Kant, Grounding, Second Section through page 33 (the end of the first full paragraph) |
| Friday, April 5 | Kant, Grounding, the rest of the Second Section, i.e., through p. 48; Today's discussion project |
| Monday, April 8 | 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) |
| Wednesday, April 10 | Mill, Utilitarianism, to p. 40 (also read Norman, pp.102-107) |
| Friday, April 12 | Mill, Utilitarianism, Finish the book |
| Monday, April 15 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 7 (on Mill); today's discussion project |
| Wednesday, April 17 | Norman, The Moral Philosophers, Chapter 8 (on Hegel and Bradley) |
| Friday, April 19 | Articles on Euthanasia (Handout) |
| Monday, April 22 | Euthanasia, continued |
| Wednesday, April 24 | Articles on drugs and the law (Handout) |
| Friday, April 26 | Drugs, continued |
| Monday, April 29 | Nietzsche, Preface and First Treatise, especially §s 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16 and 17; Norman, pp.128-134 |
| Wednesday, May 1 |
Nietzsche, Second Treatise, especially §s 1-6, 11-13,16-25; Norman, pp.134-145 |
| Friday, May 2 | Handout on feminism and ethics; Norman, pp.145-153 |
| Monday, May 6 | Norman, Chapter 10, especially pp. 172-178; also pp200-201 |
| Wednesday, May 8 | Norman, Chapter 12, especially pp. 209-225 |
| Friday, May 10 | Abortion (Handout) and some review; papers due (paper assignment) |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Final Exam - click here for possible questions |