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§10119 10:00- 10:50 MWF

September 10

Rachels: Does Morality Depend on Religion? Φ

September 12

Rachels, continued

September 14

Stewart: The Limits of Trooghaft Φ

 

 

September 17

Kant: Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative

September 19

Kant, continued

September 21

 Haslett: Is Inheritance Justified?

          Novy

 

September 24

 

Mill: Utilitarianism

September 26

 

Mill, continued

September 28

Pornography

Longino: Porn, Oppression & Freedom + Willis: Feminism, Moralism & Porn

          Alexander

          Hart

          Sanders

 

October 1

EXAM #1

October 3

Abortion

Thomson’s Violinist Φ

October 5

Noonan: An Almost Absolute Value in History

 

October 8

Warren: On the Moral & Legal Status of Abortion

          Swain

          Weber

October 10

Ridley: The New Eugenics Φ

 

October 12

Suicide and Euthanasia

Brant: The Morality and Rationality of Suicide

 

October 15

Brock: Voluntary Active Euthanasia

          Briggler

          Burgener

          Ross

October 17

Callahan: When Self-Determination Runs Amok

          Kemp

          Micks

October 19

Fall Break

 

 

October 22

Paternalism

Mill: On Liberty

 

October 24

Corvino: Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex?

          Gardner

          Stafford

          Thessing

October 26

Pakaluk: Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, & the Common Good

          Laney

          Marquette

 

 

October 29

Punishment & the Death Penalty

Shaw: Punishment and the Criminal Justice System

October 31

van den Haag: The Ultimate Punishment

          Harrington

          Metcalf

          Parrott

November 2
Reiman: Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty

          Whaley

          Williams

          Young

 

November 5

 

EXAM #2

November 7

 

Economic Justice

Singer: Rich and Poor

November 9

Hardin: Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor Φ

          Lagree

          Martin

          Summerhill

 

November 12

N&D: Serving in Florida

 

November 14

N&D: Scrubbing in Maine

          Lancaster

          Moore

       

November 16

N&D: Selling in Minnesota

          Inman

          Melton

          Smith

 

November 19

N&D: Evaluation

November 21

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 23

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

November 26

Dworkin: Occupation/Collaboration (from Intercourse) Φ

          Davari

          Goss

November 28

Hare: Loyalty and Obedience

          Blansett

          Moore

          Sullivan

November 30

Miller: Jus ad Bellum and an Officer’s Moral Obligations

          Scroggins

          Wesson

 

December 3

 

Luban: Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb

December 5

Us & Them

McGinn, Apes, Humans, Aliens, Vampires, and Robots Φ

December 7

 

Study Day

 

 


 


 Précis & Presentation Sign up Sheet

§10110 08:00- 08:50 MWF

September 10

Rachels: Does Morality Depend on Religion? Φ

September 12

Rachels, continued

September 14

Stewart: The Limits of Trooghaft Φ

 

September 17

Kant: Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative

September 19

Kant, continued

September 21

 Haslett: Is Inheritance Justified?

          Novy

September 24

 

Mill: Utilitarianism

September 26

 

Mill, continued

September 28

Pornography

Longino: Porn., Oppression & Freedom + Willis: Feminism, Moralism & Porn.

          Reed

          Rogocki

          Summers

October 1

EXAM #1

October 3

Abortion

Thomson’s Violinist Φ

October 5

Noonan: An Almost Absolute Value in History

October 8

Warren: On the Moral & Legal Status of Abortion

          Kim

          McCance

          Prigmore

October 10

 

Ridley: The New Eugenics Φ

          Caddy

          Ragland

          Self

October 12

Suicide and Euthanasia

Brant: The Morality and Rationality of Suicide

October 15

Brock: Voluntary Active Euthanasia

          Anderson

          Grider

          Wilson

October 17

Callahan: When Self-Determination Runs Amok

 

October 19

 

Fall Break

 

October 22

Paternalism

Mill: On Liberty

 

October 24

Corvino: Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex?

          Lindsey

          Rogers

          Williams

October 26

Pakaluk: Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, & the Common Good

          Bunting

          Marshall

          Screeton

October 29

Punishment & the Death Penalty

Shaw: Punishment and the Criminal Justice System

October 31

van den Haag: The Ultimate Punishment

          Edwards

          McCormick

          Stanley

November 2
Reiman: Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty

          Banks

          Langley

          Wells

November 5

 

EXAM #2

November 7

Economic Justice

Singer: Rich and Poor

November 9

Hardin: Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor Φ

          Dozier

          Hillis

          Parker

November 12

N&D: Serving in Florida

November 14

N&D: Scrubbing in Maine

November 16

N&D: Selling in Minnesota

November 19

N&D: Evaluation

November 21

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 23

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 26

Dworkin: Occupation/Collaboration (from Intercourse) Φ

Pelt

Surrell

Velazquez

November 28

War & Responding to Terrorism

Hare: Loyalty and Obedience

          Hall

          Harmon

          Vincent

November 30

Miller: Jus ad Bellum and an Officer’s Moral Obligations

          Newman

          Stone

       

December 3

Luban: Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb

December 5

McGinn, Apes, Humans, Aliens, Vampires, and Robots Φ

December 7

Study Day