Statement on Students with Special Needs: Students with permanent or temporary disabilities who would like to discuss classroom accommodations are asked to see the instructor as soon as possible. Schedule of Readings: Thursday, 1. Introduction to Ethics. Sept. 8 2. Overview of normative versus ontological claims. Tuesday, 1. Read: is at course website), pp. 91-120. Arendt’s “What Authority” (available Sept. 13 Assignment: What is a Thesis Statement? Read Harvard University's Writings Center's 1. Read: is at course website), pp. 120-end. Arendt’s “What Authority?” (available Thursday, Assignment: Write 0ut what you believe is Arendt's thesis in is Use two Sept. 15 “What Authority”? sentences at most. Bring with you to class. 1. Read: Aristotle, Book I Nicomachean Ethics, 2. Begin informal fallacies () Assignment: 3.2, Fallacies of Relevance, pp. 122-133. Do questions for part I, # 1-15. Hand in answers at the beginning of class. Tuesday, Sept. Resources for Aristotle: 20 1. BBC (podcast) In Our Time: 2. Nigel Warburton, Philosophy Classics, (podcast) 3. (MS Word File) 4. Aristotle . Prof’s Thursday, 1. Read: Aristotle, Book II. Ethics, Sept. 22
Statement on Students with Special Needs: Students with permanent or temporary disabilities who would like to discuss classroom accommodations are asked to see the instructor as soon as possible. Schedule of Readings: Thursday, Sept. 8 1. Introduction to Ethics. 2. Overview of normative versus ontological claims. Tuesday, Sept. 13 1. Read: Arendt’s “What is Authority” (available at course website), pp. 91-120. Assignment: What is a Thesis Statement? Read Harvard University's Writings Center's Thursday, Sept. 15 1. Read: Arendt’s “What is Authority?” (available at course website), pp. 120-end. Assignment: Write 0ut what you believe is Arendt's thesis in “What is Authority”? Use two sentences at most. Bring with you to class. Tuesday, Sept. 20 1. Read: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I 2. Begin informal fallacies () Assignment: 3.2, Fallacies of Relevance, pp. 122-133. Do questions for part I, # 1-15. Hand in answers at the beginning of class. Resources for Aristotle: 1. BBC In Our Time: (podcast) 2. Nigel Warburton, Philosophy Classics, (podcast) 3. (MS Word File) 4. Aristotle Prof’s . Thursday, Sept. 22 1. Read: Aristotle, Ethics, Book II.
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