on page 42) 1/15 Plato, “The Republic” Book II (Begins 1/20 Hobbes “Leviathan” (236) the Principles of 1/22 Hume “Enquiry Concerning Morals” (288) 1/27 Rachels Challenge of “The Cultural Relativism” (747) 1/29 Feinberg and short film: “Psychological Egoism” (584), “The Milgram Experiment” 2/3 Discussion of Feinberg and Milgram of experiment, begin Rawls “A Theory Social Justice” (551) 2/5 Continue of Rawls “A Theory Social Justice” 2/10 Mill “Utilitarianism” (362-375) 2/12 Continue Mill 2/17 Williams Critique of “A Utilitarianism” (657) 2/19 Kierkegaard and “Fear Trembling” (extra reading) 2/24 Plato “Euthyphro” (5) 2/26 REVIEW 3/3 MIDTERM EXAM the Genealogy of (397) 3/5 Nietzsche “On Morals” 3/10 SPRING BREAK 3/12 SPRING BREAK 3/17 Continue Nietzsche Principles of the Metaphysics of (313-335) 3/19 Kant “Fundamental Morals” 3/24 Continue Kant 3/26 Kant and Nagel “Moral Luck” (803) 3/31 Nagel and Aristotle “Nichomachean Ethics” (124-147) 4/2 Continue Aristotle 4/7 Continue Aristotle is a 4/9 Sartre “Existentialism Humanism” (441) 4/14 Continue Sartre and 4/16 Film: “Crimes Misdemeanors” 4/21 Continue and and discussion of film “Crimes Misdemeanors” 4/23 Camus Myth of “The Sisyphus” (432) 4/28 Rachels and “Active Passive Euthanasia” (863) and Foot “Killing Letting Die” (867) and 4/30 Singer “Famine, Affluence, Morality” (873) and the and REVIEW Arthur “Famine Relief Ideal Moral Code” (881) FINAL EXAM: TBA Course Policies
1/15 Plato, “The Republic” Book II (Begins on page 42) 1/20 Hobbes “Leviathan” (236) 1/22 Hume “Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals” (288) 1/27 Rachels “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism” (747) 1/29 Feinberg “Psychological Egoism” (584), and short film: “The Milgram Experiment” 2/3 Discussion of Feinberg and Milgram experiment, begin Rawls “A Theory of Social Justice” (551) 2/5 Continue Rawls “A Theory of Social Justice” 2/10 Mill “Utilitarianism” (362-375) 2/12 Continue Mill 2/17 Williams “A Critique of Utilitarianism” (657) 2/19 Kierkegaard “Fear and Trembling” (extra reading) 2/24 Plato “Euthyphro” (5) 2/26 REVIEW 3/3 MIDTERM EXAM 3/5 Nietzsche “On the Genealogy of Morals” (397) 3/10 SPRING BREAK 3/12 SPRING BREAK 3/17 Continue Nietzsche 3/19 Kant “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals” (313-335) 3/24 Continue Kant 3/26 Kant and Nagel “Moral Luck” (803) 3/31 Nagel and Aristotle “Nichomachean Ethics” (124-147) 4/2 Continue Aristotle 4/7 Continue Aristotle 4/9 Sartre “Existentialism is a Humanism” (441) 4/14 Continue Sartre 4/16 Film: “Crimes and Misdemeanors” 4/21 Continue “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and discussion of film 4/23 Camus “The Myth of Sisyphus” (432) 4/28 Rachels “Active and Passive Euthanasia” (863) Foot “Killing and Letting Die” (867) 4/30 Singer “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” (873) Arthur “Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code” (881) and REVIEW FINAL EXAM: TBA Course Policies
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