Ethics Assignment Schedule

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
09.01	Welcome to the Course	Read Syllabus http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/syllabus.html
T 1	Purpose of the Course	Locate textbook http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook.book1.html
	What is Ethics?	Locate Ethics Web http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/index.html
	Class Requirements	``How to Study'' http://philosophy.lander.edu/study-topics.html
09.03	The Central Questions of Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/central.html
R 2	Navigating the Web	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/scope.html
	Ethics FAQ	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/faq.html
	Philosophy Forum Registration	Register for the Philosophy Forum
		Quiz: What is an Ethical Issue?
09.08	Morals, Ethics, Metaethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/types.html
T 3	What is a Moral Issue?	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/issue.html
	Why Be Moral?	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/why_moral.html
	Quiz: What is an Ethical Issue?	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/truth.html
09.10	Philosophy Position Paper	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethics.papers.f01/
R 4	Consider Position Paper Topics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethics.papers.s00/
	Reasons for Adopting Moral Rules	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/paper_topics.html
		http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/moral_quiz.html

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
09.15	Winslow, ``Conscience Determines What's Right''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c179.html
R 5	Bain, ``Conscience is Learned''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c386.html
	Foote, ''It Doesn't Pay to Be Moral''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c575.html
09.17	Is Conscience a Reason for Being Moral?	Email Position Paper Topic before next class date
R 6	Winslow Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-winslow.html
	Bain Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-bain.html
09.22	Religion and Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/articles/bradley_why.html
T 7	F. H. Bradley, ``Why Should I Be Moral?''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-foote.html
	Foote Questions
	Position Paper Topic Due
09.24	Ethical Relativism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/relativism.html
R 8	Ellwood, ``Ethics are Culturally Relative''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c773.html
	Ellwood Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-ellwood.html
	Westermarck, ``Ethics are Relative''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c990.html
	Westermarck Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-westermarck.html

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
09.29	Ethical Absolutism	Stace, ``Ethics Aren't Relative'' http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/stace.html
T 9	Moore, ``The Objectivity of Moral Judgments''& http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c1244.html
	Moore Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-moore.html
	Refutation of Ethical Relativism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/relativism.html
		Quiz: Argument from Moral Progress
10.01	Review of Main Arguments	Study for Test I: The Problems of Ethics
R 10	Quiz: Argument from Moral Progress	Syllabus Appendix Test I Review Outline
	Case Study: Moral Judgments	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/internal.html
10.06	Test I: Problems of Ethics	"``Determinism,'' http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c1551.html
T 11		Work on Position Paper if topic is approved
10.08	Review of Test I: Problems of Ethics
R 12	Free Will and Determinism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c1551.html
10.13	Free Will	Quiz: Free Will and Determinism
T 13	Determinism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c1551.html
10.15	Fall Break	Work on Position Paper
R -

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
10.20	The Ethics of Socrates	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/socrates.html
T 14	Socrates, ``The Socratic Paradox''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c4214.html
	Cynicism and Stoicism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/stoicism.html
	Active Awareness and Critique	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/stoicism2.html
	Epictetus, ``Value What's In Our Control''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c5057.html
	Quiz: Free Will and Determinism	Quiz: Socratic Paradox
10.22	Psychological Egoism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism.html
R 15	Plato, ``The Ring of Gyges''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c5884.html
	Plato Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-gyges.html
	Ethical Egoism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethical_ego.html
	Optional: Mandeville, ``Fable of the Bees''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/x6121.html
	Refutation of Egoism	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism.html
	Quiz: Socratic Paradox	Quiz: The Refutation of Psychological Egoism
10.27	The Hobbes Game	Optional: Archie, ``An Analysis of the Hobbes Game''
T 16	Quiz: The Refutation of Psychological Egoism	http://lander.academia.edu/LeeArchie/Papers

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
10.29	Nietzsche,``Slave and Master Morality''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c6695.html
R 17	Nietzsche's Philosophy	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-nietzsche.html
11.03	Review for Test II: Personal Ethics	Study for Test II
T 18		Syllabus Appendix Test II Review Questions
11.05	Test II: Personal Ethics	Work on Position Paper
R 19
11.10	Utilitarianism
T 20	Bentham, ``Happiness is the Greatest Good''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c6357.html
	Bentham Questions	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-bentham.html
11.12	Duty Ethics
R 21	Ohiyesa, ``The Soul of an Indian''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c3304.html
	Kantian Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/kant.html
	Kant, ``Act in Accordance with Universal Law''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c3612.html
		Quiz: Categorical and Practical Imperative
11.17	Religious Ethics	Kierkegaard, ``Truth is Faith''
T 22	Stages on Life's Way	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c3936.html
	Quiz: Categorical and Practical Imperative	Post Position Paper on Philosophy Forum
11.19	Naturalistic Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/naturalism.html
R 23	Jung's Theory of Psychological Types	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/jung.html
	Optional: Jung, ``Psychological Types''	Optional: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Jung/types.htm
	Position Papers Due Date

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
11.24	Self-Realization	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/self_real.html
T 24	Aristotle, ``What is the Life of Excellence?''	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c5574.html
	The Good	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/aristotle1.html
		Quiz: Aristotle's Ethics
11.27	Thanksgiving	Comment on 10 position papers
R	Class does not meet
12.01	Aristotle's Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/aristotle2.html
T 25	Quiz: Aristotle's Ethics	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-aristotle.html
		Position Paper Comments Due Next Period
12.03	Review for Test III: Major Ethical Theories	Study for Test III: Major Ethical Theories
R 26	Position Paper Comments Due	Syllabus Appendix Test III Review Questions
12.08	Test III: Major Ethical Theories
T 27
12.10	Review of Test III	Study for Approved Make-Up Exams
R 28	Review Questions for Make-Up Exams
	Attendance Optional if all exams have been taken
12.15	Final Examination Period	Make-Up Exams
T	Approved Make-Ups	Christmas Reading: William James, ``What Makes a Life Significant?''
	08:00-10:00 am Section 04	http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c7009.html
		Have a Great Christmas!