about the Rational Authority of Philosophical David O. Brink, ‘A Puzzle Morality’, 6 (1992), 1-26; reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), Perspectives Ethical Theory: 2nd edn (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), 144-58. An Anthology, Week 3: How should we act when lives are at stake? and the in her Judith Jarvis Thomson, ‘Killing, Letting Die, Trolley Problem’, Rights, (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986), pp. 78-93; Restitution and Risk reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), 2nd edn Ethical Theory: An Anthology, (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), 543-51. Supplementary Reading Alison McIntyre, Doctrine of Stanford Encyclopedia of ‘The Double Effect’ (2011), Philosophy, Week 4: How should we think about death and dying? and the Personal Identity Allen Buchanan, ‘Advance Directives Problem’, 17 (1988), 277-302; reprinted in John Harris (ed.), Philosophy and Public Affairs (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), 131-154. Bioethics Supplementary Reading Robert Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Young, ‘Voluntary Euthanasia’ (2010), Alison McIntyre, Doctrine of of Life Decision ‘The Double Effect’ (2011) § 5 ‘End Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Making’, Week 5: Is there a right answer? and Philosophy & Ronald Dworkin, ‘Objectivity Truth: You’d Better Believe It’, 25 (1996), 87–139. Public Affairs Supplementary Reading Ronald Dworkin, 20 (1995), Midwest Studies in Philosophy ‘Unprincipled Ethics’, 224-38; reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), 2nd Ethical Theory: An Anthology, edn (Chichester: Blackwell, 2013), 785-94. Questions for the First Formative Essay (Ethics): What role does pleasurable experience play in a good human life? Could there be a perfectly rational egoist? If not, why not? If so, so what?
David O. Brink, ‘A Puzzle about the Rational Authority of Morality’, Philosophical Perspectives 6 (1992), 1-26; reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), Ethical Theory: An Anthology, 2nd edn (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), 144-58. Week 3: How should we act when lives are at stake? Judith Jarvis Thomson, ‘Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem’, in her Rights, Restitution and Risk (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986), pp. 78-93; reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), Ethical Theory: An Anthology, 2nd edn (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), 543-51. Supplementary Reading Alison McIntyre, ‘The Doctrine of Double Effect’ (2011), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Week 4: How should we think about death and dying? Allen Buchanan, ‘Advance Directives and the Personal Identity Problem’, Philosophy and Public Affairs 17 (1988), 277-302; reprinted in John Harris (ed.), Bioethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), 131-154. Supplementary Reading Robert Young, ‘Voluntary Euthanasia’ (2010), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Alison McIntyre, ‘The Doctrine of Double Effect’ (2011) § 5 ‘End of Life Decision Making’, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Week 5: Is there a right answer? Ronald Dworkin, ‘Objectivity and Truth: You’d Better Believe It’, Philosophy & Public Affairs 25 (1996), 87–139. Supplementary Reading Ronald Dworkin, ‘Unprincipled Ethics’, Midwest Studies in Philosophy 20 (1995), 224-38; reprinted in Russ Shafer-Landau (ed.), Ethical Theory: An Anthology, 2nd edn (Chichester: Blackwell, 2013), 785-94. Questions for the First Formative Essay (Ethics): What role does pleasurable experience play in a good human life? Could there be a perfectly rational egoist? If not, why not? If so, so what?