PHIL 112 History of Ethics

Class meets TR 10:30-11:45am in DH 208

Week	Date	Day	Classroom Events
September
1	5	Tue	Welcome and Introductions
1	7	Thu	History of Ethics -- A brief synopsis.
2	12	Tue	Plato on Virtues and the Gods Read: Euthyphro and Apology
2	14	Thu	Virtues/Gods, con't
3	19	Tue	Plato on Society and the Individual Read: Crito ; Martin Luther Kind, Jr, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," and Letter from Clergy.
3	21	Thu	Society/Indiv, con't
4	26	Tue	Essay #1 due -- on Plato. Aristotle on Happiness and Character Read: Excerpts from Nicomachean Ethics , Bk I & X; “Politics,” Bk, I.
4	28	Thu	Virtues, con't
October
5	3	Tue	Aristotle on Virtue Read: Excerpts from Nicomachean Ethics , Bks II-III, iv.
5	5	Thu	Character and Habit, con't
6	10	Tue	Aristotle, Criticisms and Development Read: Grene, “An Implicit Premise in Aristotle's Ethics;” and Rosalind Hursthouse, “Virtue Theory and Abortion.”
6	12	Thu	Criticisms, con't
7	17	Tue	Essay #2 due -- on Aristotle. Locke on Contractual Morality Read: Excerpt from "Second Treatise on Government" Ch 1-7, 9.
7	19	Thu	Contractual Morality, con't
8	24	Tue	Locke, Criticisms Read: Excerpts from Carole Pateman, "On the Sexual Contract," and Charles Mills, "On the Racial Contract"
8	26	Thu	Criticisms, con't
9	31	Tue	Essay #3 due -- on Locke. Hume on Benevolence, Justice and Moral Sentiments Read: Excerpts from Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals , Section 1-3, Appendix.
November
9 (cont.)	2	Thu	Sentiments, con't
10	7	Tue	Hume, Criticisms and Development Read: Baier, “Hume, the Women's Moral Theorist?,” Virginia Held, "Non-Contractual Society"
10	9	Thu	Criticisms and Development, con't
11	14	Tue	Essay #4 due -- on Hume. Kant on Duty and the Categorical Imperative Read: Excerpts from Metaphysics of Morals , Sec 1-2.
11	16	Thu	Duty and CI, con't
12	21	Tue	Kant, Categorical Imperative and Freedom Read: Excerpts from Metaphysics of Morals , Sec 2-3.
12	23	Thu	Holiday - Thanksgiving
13	28	Tue	Kant, Criticisms and Development Read: Korsgaard, “The Right to Lie: Kant on Dealing with Evil.”
13	30	Thu	Criticisms and Development, con't
December
14	5	Tue	Essay #5 due -- on Kant. Mill, Utilitarian Ethics Read: Excerpts from “Utilitarianism,” Ch 1, 2, 4.
14	7	Thu	Utility, con't
15	12	Tue	Mill, Criticisms and Development Read: TBA
15	14	Thu	Last Class -- review and summary
16	19	Tue
16	21	Thu	Essay #6 due -- on Mill This is a time sensitive deadline 12:00 p.m. All essays must be submitted by this deadline; no lates, no extensions, no exceptions.

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