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Ethics
 
Ethics
  
==JAN 16==
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==1: JAN 16==
==JAN 23==
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==JAN 28==
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==JAN 30==
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:*Introduction to the Course
==FEB 4==
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::*Welcome
==FEB 6==
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::*About the Course
==FEB 11==
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::*Succeeding in the Course
==FEB 13==
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::*Course Management
==FEB 18==
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::*Transparency in Pedagogy
==FEB 20==
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==FEB 25==
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:*Some Course Dates:
==FEB 27==
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::Writing Workshop with previous student writing 2/20
==MAR 4==
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::SW1 due 3/4
==MAR 6==
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::SW2 due 3/27
==MAR 18==
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::SW3 due 4/29
==MAR 20==
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::Critical Analysis Paper due 4/22
==MAR 25==
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::Final Essay due at Final Exam time.
==MAR 27==
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==APR 1==
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==APR 3==
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==2: JAN 23==
==APR 8==
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==APR 10==
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:*Ariely, Why We Lie (6)
==APR 15==
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==APR 17==
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:*Singer, Chapter 1, "About Ethics," from ''Practical Ethics''
==APR 22==
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==APR 24==
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:*Zimbardo Experiment -- look up a few things about this famous experiment and watch one of the youtube videos about it.
==APR 29==
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==MAY 1
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==3: JAN 28==
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:*Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1
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==4: JAN 30==
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:*Lecture on Consequentialisms
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:*Robert Sapolsky, from ''Behave'', Chapter 13, "Morality and doing the Right Thing, Once You've Figured Out What that Is."  pp. 478-483.
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==5: FEB 4==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 2, "The Intuitive Dog and It's Rational Tail"
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:*Haidt, Chapter 3, "Elephants Rule"
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==6: FEB 6==
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:*Lecture on Non-Consequentialisms
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:*Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 483-493.
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:*The Trolley Problem
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::*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg The Trolley Problem]. Variations on the Trolley Problem: [[http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/lesser-known-trolley-problem-variations ]]
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::*Self-driving cars with Trolley problems: [http://www.cnet.com/news/self-driving-car-advocates-tangle-with-messy-morality/]
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:*[https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-cold-logic-of-drunk-people/381908/ The Cold Logic of Drunk People]
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==7: FEB 11==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 4, "Vote for Me (Here's Why)"
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:*Haidt, Chapter 5, "Beyond WEIRD Morality"
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==8: FEB 13==
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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed: Liberals, conservatives, and the biology of political difference'', Chapter 1. 
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:*Lecture: Add notes on Phil Theories
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:*Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 493-500.
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==9: FEB 18==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 6, "Taste Buds of the Righteous Mind"
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:*Haidt, Chapter 7, "The Moral Foundations of Politics"
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==10: FEB 20==
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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed'', Chapter 2, "Getting Into Bedrock with Politics". 
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:'''*Writing workshop with old writing
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'''
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==11: FEB 25==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 8: The Conservative Advantage
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:*Haidt, Chapter 9, "Why Are We so Groupish?"
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==12: FEB 27==
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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed'', Chapter 4, "Drunk Flies and Salad Greens". 
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:*Robert Sapolsky, from ''Behave'', Chapter 14, "Feeling Someone's Pain, Understanding Soemone's Pain, Alleviating Someone's Pain." 521-535.
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==13: MAR 4==
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:*Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 501-517.
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:*'''SW1'''
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==14: MAR 6==
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:*Robert Sapolsky, from ''Behave'', Chapter 14, "Feeling Someone's Pain, Understanding Soemone's Pain, Alleviating Someone's Pain." 535--552.
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==15: MAR 18==
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:*Singer, "Rich and Poor"
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==16: MAR 20==
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:*Sachs, Jeffrey, "Can the Rich Afford to Help the Poor?" (2006)
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:*Jeffrey Sachs, "The Case for Aid" p. 850
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==17: MAR 25==
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 1, "A Changing World," (1-16)
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==18: MAR 27==
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 2, "One Atmosphere," (16-69)
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:'''*SW2'''
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==19: APR 1==
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:*Syla Benhabib, "The Morality of Migration" (766-767)
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==20: APR 3==
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*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 4 "One Law," (122-149)
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==21: APR 8==
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:*Macdeo, Stephen, "The Moral Dilemma of U.S. Immigration Policy Revisited: Open Borders vs. Social Justice?" (768-780)
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==22: APR 10==
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (69-105)
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==23: APR 15==
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (105-122)
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==24: APR 17==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 10, "The Hive Switch" (221-246)
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==25: APR 22==
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:*Critical Analysis Paper due
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==26: APR 24==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 11, "Religion is a Team Sport" (189-221)
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==27: APR 29==
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:*Haidt, Chapter 12, "Can't We all Disagree More Constructively?" (189-221)
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:*'''SW3 due'''
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==28: MAY 1==
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:*Course Conclusion

Latest revision as of 20:22, 2 February 2019

Return to Ethics

Ethics

1: JAN 16

  • Introduction to the Course
  • Welcome
  • About the Course
  • Succeeding in the Course
  • Course Management
  • Transparency in Pedagogy
  • Some Course Dates:
Writing Workshop with previous student writing 2/20
SW1 due 3/4
SW2 due 3/27
SW3 due 4/29
Critical Analysis Paper due 4/22
Final Essay due at Final Exam time.


2: JAN 23

  • Ariely, Why We Lie (6)
  • Singer, Chapter 1, "About Ethics," from Practical Ethics
  • Zimbardo Experiment -- look up a few things about this famous experiment and watch one of the youtube videos about it.

3: JAN 28

  • Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1

4: JAN 30

  • Lecture on Consequentialisms
  • Robert Sapolsky, from Behave, Chapter 13, "Morality and doing the Right Thing, Once You've Figured Out What that Is." pp. 478-483.

5: FEB 4

  • Haidt, Chapter 2, "The Intuitive Dog and It's Rational Tail"
  • Haidt, Chapter 3, "Elephants Rule"

6: FEB 6

  • Lecture on Non-Consequentialisms
  • Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 483-493.


  • The Trolley Problem


7: FEB 11

  • Haidt, Chapter 4, "Vote for Me (Here's Why)"
  • Haidt, Chapter 5, "Beyond WEIRD Morality"

8: FEB 13

  • Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, Predisposed: Liberals, conservatives, and the biology of political difference, Chapter 1.
  • Lecture: Add notes on Phil Theories
  • Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 493-500.

9: FEB 18

  • Haidt, Chapter 6, "Taste Buds of the Righteous Mind"
  • Haidt, Chapter 7, "The Moral Foundations of Politics"


10: FEB 20

  • Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, Predisposed, Chapter 2, "Getting Into Bedrock with Politics".
*Writing workshop with old writing

11: FEB 25

  • Haidt, Chapter 8: The Conservative Advantage
  • Haidt, Chapter 9, "Why Are We so Groupish?"

12: FEB 27

  • Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, Predisposed, Chapter 4, "Drunk Flies and Salad Greens".
  • Robert Sapolsky, from Behave, Chapter 14, "Feeling Someone's Pain, Understanding Soemone's Pain, Alleviating Someone's Pain." 521-535.

13: MAR 4

  • Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 501-517.
  • SW1

14: MAR 6

  • Robert Sapolsky, from Behave, Chapter 14, "Feeling Someone's Pain, Understanding Soemone's Pain, Alleviating Someone's Pain." 535--552.

15: MAR 18

  • Singer, "Rich and Poor"

16: MAR 20

  • Sachs, Jeffrey, "Can the Rich Afford to Help the Poor?" (2006)
  • Jeffrey Sachs, "The Case for Aid" p. 850

17: MAR 25

  • Singer, One World Now, Chapter 1, "A Changing World," (1-16)

18: MAR 27

  • Singer, One World Now, Chapter 2, "One Atmosphere," (16-69)
*SW2

19: APR 1

  • Syla Benhabib, "The Morality of Migration" (766-767)

20: APR 3

  • Singer, One World Now, Chapter 4 "One Law," (122-149)

21: APR 8

  • Macdeo, Stephen, "The Moral Dilemma of U.S. Immigration Policy Revisited: Open Borders vs. Social Justice?" (768-780)

22: APR 10

  • Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (69-105)

23: APR 15

  • Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (105-122)

24: APR 17

  • Haidt, Chapter 10, "The Hive Switch" (221-246)

25: APR 22

  • Critical Analysis Paper due

26: APR 24

  • Haidt, Chapter 11, "Religion is a Team Sport" (189-221)

27: APR 29

  • Haidt, Chapter 12, "Can't We all Disagree More Constructively?" (189-221)
  • SW3 due

28: MAY 1

  • Course Conclusion