Film: Minority Report OR of Others OR The White Ribbon paper topics handed out film report due 03/23/14 by midnight WEEK 11: Spring Break WEEK 12: UTILITARIAN ETHICS 04/01 Bentham, Principle of Utility” 457-460 “The Mill, 460-476 “Utilitarianism” 04/03 Williams, and Integrity” 487-495 “Utilitarianism thesis paper due on April 6th by 11:59 P.M. WEEK 13: KANTIAN ETHICS VS. VIRTUE ETHICS 04/08 Kant, of the Metaphysic of Morals” 504-520 “Groundwork 04/10 Hursthouse, Action” 561-571 “Right WEEK 14: UTILITARIANISM VS. KANTIAN ETHICS 04/15 Singer, Affluence, and Morality” 495-503 “Famine, 04/17 O’Neill, Approaches to Some Famine Problems” 538-543 “Kantian WEEK 15: JUSTICE AND EQUALITY 04/22 Rawls, Theory of Justice” 572-585 “A 04/24 Appiah, 628-638 “Racisms” Film: Code Unknown OR Workingman’s WEEK 16: CHALLENGES TO MORALITY 04/29 Plato, Republic” 639-675 “The 05/01 Mackie, Subjectivity of Values” 708-720 “The Fourth paper topics handed out Film: The Thin Red Line Fourth film report due 05/04/14 by midnight Fourth thesis due on May 9th by 11:59 P.M.
Film: Minority Report OR of Others OR The White Ribbon paper topics handed out film report due 03/23/14 by midnight WEEK 11: Spring Break WEEK 12: UTILITARIAN ETHICS 04/01 Bentham, “The Principle of Utility” 457-460 Mill, “Utilitarianism” 460-476 04/03 Williams, “Utilitarianism and Integrity” 487-495 thesis paper due on April 6th by 11:59 P.M. WEEK 13: KANTIAN ETHICS VS. VIRTUE ETHICS 04/08 Kant, “Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals” 504-520 04/10 Hursthouse, “Right Action” 561-571 WEEK 14: UTILITARIANISM VS. KANTIAN ETHICS 04/15 Singer, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” 495-503 04/17 O’Neill, “Kantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems” 538-543 WEEK 15: JUSTICE AND EQUALITY 04/22 Rawls, “A Theory of Justice” 572-585 04/24 Appiah, “Racisms” 628-638 Film: Code Unknown OR Workingman’s WEEK 16: CHALLENGES TO MORALITY 04/29 Plato, “The Republic” 639-675 05/01 Mackie, “The Subjectivity of Values” 708-720 Fourth paper topics handed out Film: The Thin Red Line Fourth film report due 05/04/14 by midnight Fourth thesis due on May 9th by 11:59 P.M.