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==Main Course Links==
 
==Main Course Links==
 
  
 
*[[Major Ethics Course Questions]]
 
*[[Major Ethics Course Questions]]
 
*[[2018 Ethics Reading Schedule | Reading Schedule]]
 
*[[2018 Ethics Reading Schedule | Reading Schedule]]
 
*[[Spring 2018 Ethics Course Lecture Notes | In-Class Notes]]  
 
*[[Spring 2018 Ethics Course Lecture Notes | In-Class Notes]]  
 
 
*[[Ethics Basic Course Information | Basic Course Information]]
 
*[[Ethics Basic Course Information | Basic Course Information]]
 
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
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*[[Assignment Rubric]]
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*[[Advice on Reading]]
 
*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]
 
*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]
 
*[[Student Practice Page for Wiki]] - post your introductions here and show me you can add content to the wiki!
 
*[[Student Practice Page for Wiki]] - post your introductions here and show me you can add content to the wiki!
 
*[[Assignment Rubric]]
 
*[[Advice on Reading]]
 
  
 
==Forms==
 
==Forms==
  
 
*We'll use some of these online forms to do course work:
 
*We'll use some of these online forms to do course work:
:*[https://goo.gl/forms/0niZBty8711bPpq63 Roster Information]
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*[https://goo.gl/forms/0niZBty8711bPpq63 Roster Information]
:*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1trEfbpCpvZ4pJ-CwwaeiEEVTvh2kgls4awkQfhl2vWd4-w/viewform?usp=send_form Short Objective Quiz]
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*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1trEfbpCpvZ4pJ-CwwaeiEEVTvh2kgls4awkQfhl2vWd4-w/viewform?usp=send_form Short Objective Quiz]
:*[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me]
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*[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me]
:*[https://goo.gl/forms/3epvTIprjBDXXSLI3 Anonymous Preference Voting]
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*[https://goo.gl/forms/3epvTIprjBDXXSLI3 Anonymous Preference Voting]
:*[https://goo.gl/forms/FTEYCwcpeUN5QCBh1 New Small Group Discussion Report - Ethics]
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*[https://goo.gl/forms/FTEYCwcpeUN5QCBh1 New Small Group Discussion Report - Ethics]
:*[http://goo.gl/forms/KdUwv5FPL3 Short Critical Response]
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*[http://goo.gl/forms/KdUwv5FPL3 Short Critical Response]
  
 
==Other Resources==
 
==Other Resources==

Revision as of 16:25, 17 January 2018

Main Course Links

Forms

Other Resources

  • Larsen C ice shelf ready to go! [1]
  • De Waal Monkey Research TED talk- https://www.ted.com/talks/frans_de_waal_do_animals_have_morals
  • Monkey fairness: [2]
  • Religious freedom case in Switzerland. [3]
  • NYRB article reviewing a range of books in psychology, Tamsin Shaw, "The Psychologists Take Power" [4]
  • NYRB reply to Tamsin Shaw from Jonathan Haidt and Steven Pinker [5]
  • NYRB review of recent work on sociology of technology: [6]
  • Mercier and Sperber article mentioned in Haidt, Chapter 4: [7]
  • Genetically engineered morality? [[8]]
  • The Trolley Problem. Variations on the Trolley Problem: [[9]]
  • Self-driving cars with Trolley problems: [10]
  • Sparknotes key dates / summaries on Enlightenment. [11]
  • Review of a recent book by biologist David Sloan Wilson on group selection and altruism. [12]
  • False Belief Test: [13]
  • The Cold Logic of Drunk People [14]
  • Visit the site Your Morals. org and take one or two of the surveys. Write a journal entry about it.
  • Prompt for Eco essay, "When the Other Appears on the Scene" -- "The following letter is Eco’s reply to a question the cardinal had asked him: “What is the basis of the certainty and necessity for moral action of those who, in order to establish the absolute nature of an ethic, do not intend to appeal to metaphysical principles or transcendental values, or even to universally valid categorical imperatives?”"
  • New Yorker article on "Biology of Violence," [15] suggesting that criminal subcultures are following "legitimate" evolutionary strategies.
  • Ethics Core Course Proposal -- this is an internal document for certifying the course as a core Ethics course.

Previously posted Course Resources

  • Spring 2016 Research Pages