Week One: Normative Ethics - What is a good act?
· Syllabus & Introduction to the course: Beginning to Think about Ethics (IET, p. 1-14)
· The Divine Command Theory: Euthyphro- Plato (BB)
· The Divine Command Theory: The Problem of Evil- St. Augustine (BB)
· Utilitarianism: Chapter 5 (IET) 6/14- Utilitarianism: The Singer Solution to World Poverty- Singer (BB)
Week Two: Metaethics - Which acts are right and wrong?
· Utilitarianism: The Experience Machine- Nozick (BB)
· Ethical Relativism: Chapter 2 (IET)
· Emotivism: Chapter 3 (IET) & A Critique of Ethics- Ayer (BB)
· Deontology- Kant: Chapter 6 (IET) & The Goodwill and the Categorical Imperative- Kant (BB)
· MIDTERM
Week Three: Applied Ethics- How do we make moral judgments?
· Teleology- Aristotle: Chapter 8 (IET) & Nicomachean Ethics- Aristotle (BB)
· Ethical Egoism: Chapter 4 (IET)
· Ethical Egoism: Ethics of Emergencies- Rand (BB)
· Feminist Ethics: Chapter 9 (IET)
· Feminist Ethics: What is Feminist Ethics?- Lindemann (BB)