Introduction to Ethics
A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306.B05: Introduction to Ethics
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Spring 2021
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Don Berkich
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TR 2:00 - 3:15, RFEB-106
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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 1/26 | Introductory Remarks | |
| Thursday 1/28 | Case Discussion | |
| Tuesday 2/2 | Basic Logic Concepts | |
| Thursday 2/4 | Logic and Theoretical Analysis | |
| Tuesday 2/9 | Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism | |
| Thursday 2/11 | Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism | |
| Tuesday 2/16 | Class Canceled Due to Cold Weather | |
| Thursday 2/18 | Class Canceled Due to Cold Weather | |
| Tuesday 2/23 | Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory (a) | |
| Thursday 2/25 | Moral Theology II: Divine Command Theory (b) | |
| Tuesday 3/2 | Moral Theology III: Natural Law Theory | |
| Thursday 3/4 | Utilitarianism I | Case Study I Assigned |
| Tuesday 3/9 | Utilitarianism II | |
| Thursday 3/11 | Utilitarian Case Analysis | |
| Tuesday 3/16 | Deontology | Case Study I Due |
| Thursday 3/18 | Deontological Case Analysis | |
| Tuesday 3/23 | Contractarianism | Case Study II Assigned |
| Thursday 3/25 | Contractarian Case Analysis | |
| Tuesday 3/30 | Principles of Moral Normative Analysis & Virtue Ethics | |
| Thursday 4/1 | The Principle of Analogy | Case Study II Due |
| Tuesday 4/6 | Paternalism and Autonomy | |
| Thursday 4/8 | Principled Case Analysis | Case Study III Assigned |
| Tuesday 4/13 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis I | |
| Thursday 4/15 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis II | |
| Tuesday 4/20 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis III | Case Study III Due |
| Thursday 4/22 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis IV | |
| Tuesday 4/27 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis V | |
| Thursday 4/29 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis VI | Case Study IV Assigned |
| Tuesday 5/4 | Concluding Remarks | |
| Thursday 5/6 | Reading Day | |
| Tuesday, 5/11 | Case Study IV Due |