Spring 2016 Ethics Reading Schedule

Return to Ethics

JAN 12

• Introduction to Course

JAN 14

• Ariely, ""Why We Lie""

JAN 19

• Cooper, Chapter 1; Haidt, ""The Divided Self"

JAN 21

• Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1

JAN 26

• Cooper, Chapter 5;
• Singer, Chapter 1, ""About Ethics""

JAN 28

• Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book 1 (you can skip Section 6)

FEB 2

• Haidt, Chapter 2

FEB 4

• Haidt, Chapter 3
• Haidt, "Out-Take" on Virtue Ethics (4 pages);

FEB 9

• In-class treatment of 1st round topics and additional applied ethics lecture. Student Posts to wiki.

FEB 11

• In-class treatment of 1st round topics and additional applied ethics lecture. Student Posts to wiki.

FEB 16

• de Waal, Intro and 5-21.
• Haidt, Chapter 4

FEB 18

• de Waal, 21-42;

FEB 23

• de Waal, 42-58; Bloom, Ch 2, "Empathy and Compassion"

FEB 25

• Korsgaard, ""Morality and the Distinctiveness of Human Action"

MAR 1

• Singer, ""Morality, Reason, and the Rights of Animals"" (in de Waal) (140-151)

MAR 3

• Mid-term (Optional)

MAR 15

• Haidt, Chapter 5 & 6

MAR 17

• Haidt, Chapter 7

MAR 22

• Sandel, Chapter 3: Libertarianism
• Haidt, Chapter 8

MAR 24

• Sandel, Chapter 2: Utilitarianism

MAR 29

• Sandel, Chapter 5: Kant

MAR 31

• Sandel, Chapter 6: Rawls

APR 5

• Singer, "Rich and Poor"
• Sachs, "Can the Rich Help the Poor?"

APR 7

• Topic Day

APR 12

• Singer, "A Changing World";
• Singer, "One Atmosphere"

APR 14

• Haidt, Chapter 9

APR 19

• Haidt, Chapter 10

APR 21

• Haidt, Chapter 11

APR 26

• Haidt, Chapter 12

APR 28

• Eco, ""When the Other Appears on the Scene""; Bloom, Chapter 7

MAY 10

• Final exam: Official Exam, Thursday May 5, 3:30 to 5:30pm