Course Schedule (* indicates that students are required to complete only one of the readings for that day; page numbers in bold mark selections for emphasis)
January 19: Introduction to the course, class procedures 22: History of ethical thought with emphasis on virtue ethics, deontology and utiltarianism; Reading: Rowe, “Ethics in Ancient Greece”; Haldane, “Medieval and Renaissance Ethics”; Rawls, “Modern Moral Philosophy, 1600-1800”*
Virtue Ethics 26: The Ends of Human Life; Reading: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Bks. 1:1-12, 10:6-9 (1:1-5, 1:7-10, 10:6-9) 29: What is Virtue?: Nicomachean Ethics, Bks. 1:13, 2, 3:1-5 February 2: Greek Virtues of Bravery and Temperance: Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. 3:6-12 5: Pleasure and pain: Nicomachean Ethics, Bks. 7:11-14, 10:1-5 9: Incontinence: Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. 7:1-10 12: Friendship: Nicomachean Ethics, Bks. 8:1-14, 9:1-12 (8:2-11, 9:4, 9:8, 9:12) 16: Classes Cancelled—Monday Schedule 19: Justice: Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. 5 23: Virtue Today?: Alasdair Macintyre, “Aristotle’s Account of the Virtues”, “From the Virtues to Virtue and after Virtue”, “Justice as Virtue” * 26: Debate: Do we need another hero, Tina Turner?; First essay assigned March 2: Midterm Exam
Kant, Deontology (both Kant texts are in the volume Ethical Philosophy) 5: The Need for a Pure Moral Philosophy: Immanuel Kant, Groundwork … Morals, Preface 9: A Good Will: Groundwork, First Section 12: Duty: Groundwork, First Section; First essay due 15th and 18th: Classes Cancelled—Spring break 23: A Categorical Imperative and its Formulations: Groundwork, Second Section: 406-436 26: Autonomy and Heteronomy: Groundwork, Second Section, 436-end 30: Doctrine of Virtue: Metaphysics of Morals, 375-413 (marginal notations) April 2: Classes Cancelled—Easter 6: Doctrine of Virtue: Metaphysics of Morals, 417-475 (448-475) 9: Rawls, “Moral Constructivism”; Ann Davis, “Contemporary Deontology”; Christine Korsgaard, “Reasons We Can Share”; Nagel, “Ethics” *
Utilitarianism 13: What is it?: J.S. Mill, Utilitarianism, Ch. 1-2; Sidgwick, Methods of Ethics, 411-417 16: Its Basis in Feeling, Some Proof, and Justice: Mill, Utilitarianism, Ch. 3-5 (3,4) 20: Revisited: Sidgwick, Methods of Ethics, 423-459 23: Its Method, According to Sidgwick: Methods of Ethics, 460-495 27: Bernard Williams, “Consequentialism and Integrity”; Hare, “Moral Reasoning”; Thomas Nagel, “War and Massacre”* 30: Debate: Is ethics necessary?; second essay assigned May 4: Review for final examination
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