A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306.003: Introduction to Ethics
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Spring 2023
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Don Berkich
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TR 2:00 - 3:15, CI-112
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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, 1/17 |
Introductory Remarks |
| Thursday, 1/19 |
Case Discussions and Moral Dilemmas |
| Tuesday, 1/24 |
Basic Logic Concepts |
| Thursday, 1/26 |
Logic and Theoretical Analysis |
| Tuesday, 1/31 |
Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism |
| Thursday, 2/2 |
Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism |
| Tuesday, 2/7 |
Examination I |
| Thursday, 2/9 |
Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory |
| Tuesday, 2/14 |
Moral Theology II: Natural Law Theory |
| Thursday, 2/16 |
Utilitarianism I |
| Tuesday, 2/21 |
Utilitarianism II: Act Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 2/23 |
Utilitarianism III |
| Tuesday, 2/28 |
Utilitarianism IV: Rule Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 3/2 |
Examination II |
| Tuesday, 3/7 |
Deontology |
| Thursday, 3/9 |
Deontological Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/14 |
Spring Break |
| Thursday, 3/16 |
Spring Break |
| Tuesday, 3/21 |
Contractarianism |
| Thursday, 3/23 |
Contractarian Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/28 |
Virtue Ethics and Its Application |
| Thursday, 3/30 |
Principles of Moral Normative Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/4 |
Examination III |
| Thursday, 4/6 |
The Principle of Analogy |
| Tuesday, 4/11 |
Paternalism and Autonomy |
| Thursday, 4/13 |
Principled Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/18 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis I |
| Thursday, 4/20 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis II |
| Tuesday, 4/25 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis III |
| Thursday, 4/27 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis IV |
| Tuesday, 5/2 |
Closing Remarks |
| Thursday, 5/4 |
Reading Day |
| Tuesday, 5/9 |
Examination IV (1:45-4:15) |
