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*[[Florence Summer 2014 Ethics Basic Course Information | Basic Course Information]]
 
*[[Florence Summer 2014 Ethics Basic Course Information | Basic Course Information]]
 
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Syllabus | Syllabus]]
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Syllabus | Syllabus]]
 
 
*[[Spring 2014 Ethics Course Lecture Notes A | Lecture Notes from previous version of course]]
 
*[[Spring 2014 Ethics Course Lecture Notes A | Lecture Notes from previous version of course]]
 
*[[Spring 2014 Ethics Course Study Questions | Study Questions from previous version of course]]
 
*[[Spring 2014 Ethics Course Study Questions | Study Questions from previous version of course]]
 
 
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
 
*[[Getting_Started_with_Wikis | Getting Started with Wikis]]
 
*[[Getting_Started_with_Wikis | Getting Started with Wikis]]
 
*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]
 
*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]
 
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*New Yorker article on "Biology of Violence," [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1995/03/13/1995_03_13_068_TNY_CARDS_000370336] suggesting that criminal subcultures are following "legitimate" evolutionary strategies.
The Google Group for this class is "AlfinoEthics".  Find it at [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alfinoethics]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg The Trolley Problem]
 
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*If Facebook were Yelp [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/01/if-facebook-were-yelp.html]
:*New Yorker article on "Biology of Violence," [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1995/03/13/1995_03_13_068_TNY_CARDS_000370336] suggesting that criminal subcultures are following "legitimate" evolutionary strategies.
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*Here is a link giving a synopsis of the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.  It is about how people can make choices within the blink of an eye.  This kind of relates to the "elephant" we have been discussing in class.
 
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[http://books.google.it/books/about/Blink.html?id=9G6fQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y]. Additionally, I have posted a link to the book Think by Michael LeGault.  It is a counterargument to Gladwell's Blink discussing why serious decisions cannot be made quickly - "the rider" so to speak.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg The Trolley Problem]
 
 
 
If Facebook were Yelp [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/01/if-facebook-were-yelp.html]
 
 
 
Here is a link giving a synopsis of the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.  It is about how people can make choices within the blink of an eye.  This kind of relates to the "elephant" we have been discussing in class.
 
[http://books.google.it/books/about/Blink.html?id=9G6fQAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y]
 
 
 
Additionally, I have posted a link to the book Think by Michael LeGault.  It is a counterargument to Gladwell's Blink discussing why serious decisions cannot be made quickly - "the rider" so to speak.
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(book)]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(book)]
 
Affirmative action case:
 
Here are 2 videos the Colbert Report did on a case that is supposed to be up for debate in the supreme court soon:
 
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420234/october-16-2012/affirmative-action-supreme-court-case
 
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420235/october-16-2012/affirmative-action-supreme-court-case---emily-bazelon
 
Here is an additional article about it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/fisher-vs-university-of-texas-supreme-court_n_1954297.html
 

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[3]. Additionally, I have posted a link to the book Think by Michael LeGault. It is a counterargument to Gladwell's Blink discussing why serious decisions cannot be made quickly - "the rider" so to speak. [4]