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==2: JAN 23==
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:*Some Course Dates:
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::Writing Workshop with previous student writing 2/20
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::SW1 due 3/4
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::SW2 due 3/27
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::SW3 due 4/29
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::Critical Analysis Paper due 4/22
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::Final Essay due at Final Exam time.
  
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===Philosophical Method===
 
  
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Please find time to review the wiki page [[Philosophical Methods]].  Today we'll be working with the following methods:
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==2: JAN 23==
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:*Theorizing from new or established knowledge
 
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:*Identifying presuppositions
 
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:*Defining terms
 
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===Ariely, Why We Lie===
 
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:*Assumptions:  we think honesty is an all or nothing trait.
 
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:*Research on honesty with the "matrix task"
 
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::*Shredder condition
 
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::*Payment condition
 
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::*Probability of getting caught condition
 
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::*Distance of payment condition
 
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::*Presence of a cheater condition
 
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:*Priming with 10 commandments or signature on top of form
 
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:*Implications: for current and possible new approaches to limit cheating.
 
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:*Philosophical Implications: What, if anything, does this tell us about the nature of ethics?
 
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===Method: Tips on How to report study findings===
 
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*Philosophy makes use of a wide range of evidence and knowledge.  In this course you will encounter alot of psychological, anthropological and cultural studies.  You have to practice the way you represent studies (as opposed to theories) and how you make inferences from their conclusions. 
 
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:*observational, survey, experimental
 
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:*study setup: for observational: who were the test subjects, what were they asked to do; for survey: what instrument was used, to whom was it given?
 
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:*what conditions were tested?
 
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:*what was the immeditate result?
 
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:*what was the significance or inference to be made from the results?
 
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===Singer, Chapter 1, "About Ethics," from ''Practical Ethics''===
 
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:*Some initial points:
 
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::*Ethics not just about sexual morality
 
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::*Ethics not an "ideal" that can't be put into practice
 
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::*Ethics is not based on religion. Mentions Plato's dialogue ''Euthyphro''- review core argument.  Can you think of other positions on religion and ethics that might be compatible or incompatible with Singer's? 
 
  
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:*Singer's arguments against Ethics and relativism -- different versions of relativism:
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:*Ariely, Why We Lie (6)
  
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::*Version 1: Ethics varies by culture: true and false, same act under different conditions may have different value, but this is '''superficial relativism'''.  The different condition, for example, existence of birth control, are objective differences.  The principle might remain the same and be objective (don't have kids you're not ready to care for)
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:*Singer, Chapter 1, "About Ethics," from ''Practical Ethics''
  
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::*Version 2: Marxist relativism (and similar critiques) and non-relativism: Morality is what the powerful say it is.  But then, why side with the proletariat?  Marxists must ultimately be objectivists about value or there is no argument for caring about oppression and making revolution. 
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:*Zimbardo Experiment -- look up a few things about this famous experiment and watch one of the youtube videos about it.
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::*Problems for '''real''' relativists ("wrong" means "I disapprove"): consistency across time, polls could determine ethics
 
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::*Problems for subjectivist: making sense of disagreement
 
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::*2 versions of subjectivism that might work: ethical disagreements express attitudes that we are trying to persuade others of (close to Haidt's "social agendas").  Or, ethical judgements are prescriptions that reflect a concern that others comply.
 
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:*Singer: Ok to say the values aren't objective like physics (aren't facts about the world), but not sensible to deny the meaningfulness of moral disagreement.  Ethical reasoning.
 
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:*Singer's view (one of several major positions): p. 10 - ethical standards are supported by reason.  Can't just be self-interested. '''Focus for Singer and many philosophers is that Ethics is the attempt and practice to justify our behaviors and expectations of others''' The focus falls on reason-giving and argumentation. 
 
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:*The sorts of reasons that count as ethical: universalizable ones. Note: most standard ethical theories satisfy this requirement, yet yield different analysis and advice.
 
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:*Consequences of "equality of interests" in utilitarian thought: Principle of Utility: Greatest good (happiness) for the greatest number.  13: first utilitarians understood happiness in terms of pleasures and pains. Modern utilitarians are often "preference utilitarians".
 
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:*Zimbardo (lecture)
 
  
 
==3: JAN 28==
 
==3: JAN 28==
  
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:*Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1
  
 
==4: JAN 30==
 
==4: JAN 30==
  
 
:*Lecture on Consequentialisms
 
:*Lecture on Consequentialisms
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:*Sap A
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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.
  
 
==5: FEB 4==
 
==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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:*Lecture on Non-Consequentialisms
 
:*Lecture on Non-Consequentialisms
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:*Sap B and C
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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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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed: Liberals, conservatives, and the biology of political difference'', Chapter 1. 
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:*Robert Sapolsky, C 13, "Morality..." pp. 493-500.
  
 
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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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:*Hibbing, John R., Kevin Smith, and John R. Alford, ''Predisposed'', Chapter 2, "Getting Into Bedrock with Politics". 
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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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:*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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:*Robert Sapolsky, from ''Behave'', Chapter 14, "Feeling Someone's Pain, Understanding Soemone's Pain, Alleviating Someone's Pain." 535--552.
  
 
==15: MAR 18==
 
==15: MAR 18==
  
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:*Singer, "Rich and Poor"
  
 
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:*Sachs 1, 2
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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
  
 
==17: MAR 25==
 
==17: MAR 25==
  
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 1, "A Changing World," (1-16)
  
 
==18: MAR 27==
 
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 2, "One Atmosphere," (16-69)
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:'''*SW2'''
  
 
==19: APR 1==
 
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:*Benhabib Imm
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:*Syla Benhabib, "The Morality of Migration" (766-767)
  
 
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*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 4 "One Law," (122-149)
  
 
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:*Macdeo, Imm
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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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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (69-105)
  
 
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:*Singer, One World Now, Chapter 3, "One Economy," (105-122)
  
 
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:*Haidt, Chapter 10, "The Hive Switch" (221-246)
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==25: APR 22==
 
==25: APR 22==
  
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:*Peer Assessed Paper due
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:*Critical Analysis Paper due  
  
 
==26: APR 24==
 
==26: APR 24==
  
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:*Haidt, Chapter 11, "Religion is a Team Sport" (189-221)
  
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:*Haidt, Chapter 12, "Can't We all Disagree More Constructively?" (189-221)
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==28: MAY 1==
 
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:*Course Conclusion
 
:*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
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