Nov 1 Rachels and Rachels, (PDF) The Idea of a Social Contract Optional: Thomas Hobbes, (PDF) Leviathan XIII Optional: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (PDF) The Social Contract Nov 3 Thought Experiment Friday (8) Week 11 Contemporary Moral Problems: Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson, (*p. 646-656) Nov 6 A Defense of Abortion Don Marquis, (PDF) Nov 8 Why Abortion is Immoral Nov 10 Thought Experiment Friday (9) Paper 3 due by 11:59pm Week 12 Contemporary Moral Problems: Racism Nov 13 Kwame Anthony Appiah, (*p. 689-699) Racisms Nov 15 Linda Martin Alcoff, (*p. 699-707) Racism and Visible Race Nov 17 Thought Experiment Friday (10) Week 13 Feminist Theory Sally Haslanger, (PDF) Nov 20 Gender and Social Construction Catharine McKinnon, (PDF) Nov 22 Difference and Dominance Nov 23-24, Thanksgiving No Class Break Week 14 Existential Issues Nov 27 Albert Camus, (*p. 811-813) The Myth of Sisyphus Thomas Nagel, The Absurd (*p. 813) Optional: All of is available under Files. The Myth of Sisyphus Optional: Jean Paul Sartre, (PDF) Existentialism Is A Humanism
Nov 1 Nov 3 Rachels and Rachels, The Idea of a Social Contract (PDF) Optional: Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan XIII (PDF) Optional: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (PDF) Thought Experiment Friday (8) Week 11 Nov 6 Nov 8 Nov 10 Contemporary Moral Problems: Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson, A Defense of Abortion (*p. 646-656) Don Marquis, Why Abortion is Immoral (PDF) Thought Experiment Friday (9) Paper 3 due by 11:59pm Week 12 Nov 13 Nov 15 Nov 17 Contemporary Moral Problems: Racism Kwame Anthony Appiah, Racisms (*p. 689-699) Linda Martin Alcoff, Racism and Visible Race (*p. 699-707) Thought Experiment Friday (10) Week 13 Nov 20 Nov 22 Nov 23-24, Thanksgiving Break Feminist Theory Sally Haslanger, Gender and Social Construction (PDF) Catharine McKinnon, Difference and Dominance (PDF) No Class Week 14 Nov 27 Existential Issues Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (*p. 811-813) Thomas Nagel, The Absurd (*p. 813) Optional: All of The Myth of Sisyphus is available under Files. Optional: Jean Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is A Humanism (PDF)
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