Introduction to Ethics
A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306.005: Introduction to Ethics
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Spring 2019
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Don Berkich
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TR 2:00 - 3:15, CI-109
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Schedule
Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..
| Tuesday 1/15 | Introductory Remarks | |
| Thursday 1/17 | Case Discussion | |
| Tuesday 1/22 | Basic Logic Concepts | |
| Thursday 1/24 | Logic and Theoretical Analysis | |
| Tuesday 1/29 | Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism | |
| Thursday 1/31 | Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism | |
| Tuesday 2/05 | Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory (a) | |
| Thursday 2/07 | Examination I | |
| Tuesday 2/12 | Moral Theology II: Divine Command Theory (b) | |
| Thursday 2/14 | Moral Theology III: Natural Law Theory | |
| Tuesday 2/19 | Utilitarianism I | |
| Thursday 2/21 | Utilitarianism II | |
| Tuesday 2/26 | Examination II | |
| Thursday 2/28 | Utilitarian Case Analysis | |
| Tuesday 3/05 | Deontology I | Case Analysis I Assigned |
| Thursday 3/07 | Deontology II | |
| Tuesday 3/12 | Spring Break | |
| Thursday 3/14 | Spring Break | |
| Tuesday 3/19 | Kantian Case Analysis | Case Analysis I Due |
| Thursday 3/21 | Contractarianism I | |
| Tuesday 3/26 | Contractarianism II | |
| Thursday 3/28 | Contractarian Case Analysis | Case Analysis II Assigned |
| Tuesday 4/02 | Examination III | |
| Thursday 4/04 | Principles of Moral Normative Analysis & Virtue Ethics | Case Analysis II Due |
| Tuesday 4/09 | The Principle of Analogy | |
| Thursday 4/11 | Paternalism and Autonomy | Case Analysis III Assigned |
| Tuesday 4/16 | Principled Case Analysis | |
| Thursday 4/18 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis I | Case Analysis III Due |
| Tuesday 4/23 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis II | Case Analysis IV Assigned |
| Thursday 4/25 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis III | |
| Tuesday 4/30 | Concluding Remarks | |
| Thursday 5/02 | Reading Day | |
| Tuesday, 5/7 | Final Examination 1:45-4:15 | Case Analysis IV Due |