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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)