Course Schedule

January 27th: Intro to Class
-Introduction to Class
-What is philosophy? / Doing Philosophy | (no reading)

February 3rd: Doing Philosophy
-More on Doing Philosophy: Understanding Args | (no reading)
-More on Doing Philosophy: Evaluating Args | (no reading)

February 10th: Intro to Ethics
-Are Moral Claims Facts or Opinions? | OPINIONS: Elliott Sober on Subjectivism (handout)
-Are Moral Claims Facts or Opinions? | FACTS: Thomas Nagel on Realism (handout)

February 17th: Abortion
-QUIZ; Abortion | Intro (pgs. 1-10) and Mary Anne Warren (pgs. 13-21)
-Abortion | Don Marquis (pgs. 21-27)

February 24th: Euthanasia
-Euthanasia | James Rachels (pgs. 58-71)
-Euthanasia | Daniel Callahan (pgs. 71-74)

March 3rd: Animal Ethics
-Animal Ethics | Peter Singer (pgs. 478-492)
-Animal Ethics | Michael Allen Fox (handout)

March 10th: Catch Up & Review
-PAPER #1 due; Catch up (no new reading)
-Review for midterm (no new reading)

March 17th: Spring Break
SPRING BREAK! (no class) (woo?)


March 24th: Midterm & Consensus Session
-MIDTERM
-What’s a Consensus Session?

March 31st: The Death Penalty
-The Death Penalty | Intro (pgs. 104-111), Louis Pojman & Jeffrey Reiman (pgs. 138-149)
-Consensus Session #1: The Death Penalty | Igor Primoratz & Stephen Nathanson (pgs. 125-138)

April 7th: Pornography
-Pornography | Intro (pgs. 217-224) and Helen Longino (pgs. 234-242)
-Consensus Session #2: Pornography | Mark Wicclair (pgs. 242-248)

April 14th: Relief Aid
-Relief Aid: Peter Singer (pgs. 43-443)
-Consensus Session #3: Relief Aid | Charles Lawrence (pgs. 254-256)

April 21st: Drugs
-Drugs | Intro (pgs. 272-278) and Ethan Nadelmann (pgs. 296-302)
-Consensus Session #4: Drugs | James Wilson (pgs. 302-308)

April 28th: Paternalism & Review
-Consensus Session #5: Paternalism | Robert Goodin (pgs. 289-296) and Sunstein & Thaler (handout)
-PAPER #2 due; Review for Final Exam | (no reading)

May 5th: Final Exam
-FINAL EXAM