Intro to Ethics Assignments

Date	Reading Assignment Due	Take Note
January 23	Intro to Course
January 28	"What is Morality?", EMP Chapter 1
January 30	"A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy," RTD 1-19
February 4	"The Challenge of Cultural Relativism,"EMP Ch.2
February 6	"Cultural Relativism," RTD p.31 and Writing to Learn 7-11
February 11	"Does Morality Depend on Religion," EMP Ch.4
February 13	"Ethics and Natural Law" Saint Thomas Aquinas RTD 44 and Writing to Learn (WL), p.12-21	Seminar on Writing Philosophy Papers
February 18	"The Idea of a Social Contract," EMP Ch 11
February 20	"The Social contract," Hobbes RTD 50	Position Paper Due
February 25	"Letter from the Birmingham Jail," ML King RTD 281 Gandhi selections (on reserve at Library)	Film Suggestions: The Beach, Lord of the Flies
February 27	"The Utilitarian Approach," EMP Ch. 7 "Utilitarianism," Mill RTD 65
March 4	Chapter 7 continued
March 6	"Why we have no Obligations to Animals," Kant RTD 205 and "All Animals are Equal," Singer RTD 207
March 11	"The Debate Over Utilitarianism," EMP Ch.8
March 13	"The Morality of Euthanasia," Rachels RTD 190 and "Assisted Suicide: Pro-Choice or Anti-Life," Doerflinger RTD 195
March 18	Spring Break: While you’re in Florida or Glassboro, I suggest you bring
March 20	Spring Break: along your favorite—Writing to Learn (p.81-90; 52-69)
March 25	Writing to Learn (81-90 and 52-69)
March 27	"Are There Absolute Moral Rules?" EMP Ch.9
April 1	"Capital Punishment," Glover RTD 245
April 3	"Kant and Respect for Persons," EMP Ch 10
April 8	"Ethical Egoism," EMP Chapter 6	Position Paper/Film Review Due
April 10	"Famine, Affluence, and Morality," Singer RTD 167
April 15	"Feeding the Hungry," Narveson RTD 177
April 17	"Feminism and the Ethics of Care," EMP Ch. 12
April 22	"The Idea of a Female Ethic," Grimshaw RTD 83
April 24	"The Ethics of War and Peace," Lackey RTD 235
April 29	To Be decided by Class
May 1	"What Would A Satisfactory Moral Theory Look Like?" EMP Ch. 14
May 6	"What Would A Satisfactory Moral Theory Look Like?" EMP Ch. 14
I hope this course will be productive, enjoyable and fun! I look forward to hearing your views and sharing my love of philosophy with you throughout the semester!