Introduction to Ethics
A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306.001: Introduction to Ethics
|
Summer II 2025
|
MTWR 10:00-11:55, CS-114
|
Don Berkich
|
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..
| Monday, 7/7 | Introduction and Moral Dilemmas |
| Tuesday, 7/8 | Essential Logic Concepts |
| Wednesday, 7/9 | Logic and Theory |
| Thursday, 7/10 | Examination I and Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism |
| Monday, 7/14 | Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism |
| Tuesday, 7/15 | Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory |
| Wednesday, 7/16 | Moral Theology II: Natural Law Theory |
| Thursday, 7/17 | Examination II and Utilitarianism I |
| Monday, 7/21 | Utilitarianism II: Act Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 7/22 | Utilitarianism III |
| Wednesday, 7/23 | Utilitarianism IV: Rule Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 7/24 | Examination III and Deontology I |
| Monday, 7/28 | Deontology II |
| Tuesday, 7/29 | Deontological Case Analysis |
| Wednesday, 7/30 | Contractarianism I |
| Thursday, 7/31 | Examination IV and Contractarianism II |
| Monday, 8/4 | Virtue Ethics and Its Applications |
| Tuesday, 8/5 | Principles of Moral Normative Analysis |
| Wednesday, 8/6 | Case Analysis I |
| Thursday, 8/7 | Case Analysis II |
| Friday, 8/8 | Examination V |