Ethics: Introductory Material

Wednesday, January 20

(Introductory material; no reading)

Friday, January 22

(Introductory material; no reading)

Monday, January 25

 "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," Peter Singer
ØElectronic Reserve

Wednesday, January 27

 "Does Morality Depend on Religion?" James & Stuart Rachels
ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp.48-61

Friday, January 29

(Rachels & Rachels continued; no new reading)

Monday, February 1

 "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism," James & Stuart Rachels
ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 14-31

Wednesday, February 3

(Rachels & Rachels continued; no new reading)

Friday, February 5

 "Ethical Egoism," James & Stuart Rachels
ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 62-79

Monday, February 8

(Rachels & Rachels continued; paper writing; no new reading)
**1st paper topics out**

Wednesday, February 10

**1st exam**

Utilitarianism

Friday, February 12

Principles of Morals and Legislation (Chapters I, II, and IV) and "Push-Pin versus Poetry," Jeremy Bentham
ØThe Classical Utilitarians, pp. 8-22, 94

Monday, February 15

(Bentham continued; no new reading)

Wednesday, February 17

"All Animals Are Equal," Peter Singer
ØElectronic Reserve

Friday, February 19

Utilitarianism (Chapters I and II), John Stuart Mill
ØThe Classical Utilitarians, pp. 95-115

Monday, February 22

Utilitarianism (Chapter IV), John Stuart Mill
ØThe Classical Utilitarians, pp. 122-127

Wednesday, February 24

(Mill continued; no new reading)
**1st Paper Due**

Friday, February 26

  "A Critique of Utilitarianism," Bernard Williams
            ØElectronic Reserve

Monday, March 1

(Williams continued; no new reading)

Wednesday, March 3

"The Debate Over Utilitarianism," James & Stuart Rachels
            ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 109-123

Friday, March 5

(Rachels & Rachels continued; no new reading)
**2nd paper topics out**

Monday, March 8

**2nd Exam**

Kantianism

Wednesday, March 10

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
ØGrounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, pp. 19-24

Friday, March 12

(Kant continued; no new reading)

SPRING BREAK

Monday, March 22

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
ØGrounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, pp. 25-30

Wednesday, March 24

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
ØGrounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, pp. 30-35

Friday, March 26

 "Are There Absolute Moral Rules?" James Rachels
ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 124-135
** 2nd Paper Due**

Monday, March 29

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
ØGrounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, pp. 35-37

Wednesday, March 31

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant
ØGrounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, pp. 37-48

Friday, April 2

(Kant continued; no new reading)

Monday, April 5

"Kant and Respect for Persons," James Rachels
            ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 136-145

Wednesday, April 7

Excerpt from Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, David Simon
ØElectronic Reserve

Friday, April 9

 "The Ethics of Clinical Research in the Third World," Marcia Angell
ØElectronic Reserve

Virtue Ethics

Monday, April 12

"The Vaccine," Michael Specter
ØElectronic Reserve

Wednesday, April 14

 "The Ethics of Virtue," James Rachels
            ØThe Elements of Moral Philosophy, pp. 158-172

Friday, April 16

Nicomachean Ethics (Book I, Chapters 1-4, 7-8, 10-11, 13) Aristotle
ØNicomachean Ethics, pp. 1-4, 7-10, 13-15, 16-18

Monday, April 19

Nicomachean Ethics (Book II, Chapters 1-8; Book III, Chapter 6-9; Book IV, Chapters 1 & 8), Aristotle
ØNicomachean Ethics, pp. 18-29, 40-45, 49-53, 65-66

Wednesday, April 21

(Aristotle continued; no new reading)

Friday, April 23

"Victims in Wonderland, " Philip Hallie
ØElectronic Reserve

Monday, April 26

(Hallie continued; no new reading)

Wednesday, April 28

"On Some Vices of Virtue Ethics," Robert B. Louden
ØElectronic Reserve

Friday, April 30

(Louden continued; no new reading)

Monday, May 3

"Moral Saints," Susan Wolf
ØElectronic Reserve  
                                               

Wednesday, May 5

(Wolf continued; no new reading)

Friday, May 7

(Concluding material; no new reading)

Wednesday, May 12, at 11:20 a.m.

**3rd Exam**