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==Ethics Course Wiki==
 
==Ethics Course Wiki==
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Basic Course Information | Basic Course Information]]
 
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Syllabus | Syllabus]]
 
  
 
*[[Online Method 301]] - '''please read this one. It explains how the course works!'''
 
*[[Online Method 301]] - '''please read this one. It explains how the course works!'''
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*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Course Questions | Major Course Questions]]
 
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*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Suggested Projects and Topics | Suggested Projects and Topics]]
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*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Philosophical Coaching | Philosophical Coaching -- Week 1]]
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==Stuff that Doesn't Change==
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*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Syllabus | Syllabus]]
  
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Course Reading List | Course Reading List]]
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Course Reading List | Course Reading List]]
 
*[[Summer1 2013 Ethics Suggested Projects and Topics | Suggested Projects and Topics]]
 
  
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
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Revision as of 17:45, 25 May 2013

Ethics Course Wiki


Stuff that Doesn't Change

Other Resources

The Google Group for this class is "AlfinoEthics". Find it at [1]

  • New Yorker article on "Biology of Violence," [2] suggesting that criminal subcultures are following "legitimate" evolutionary strategies.

The Trolley Problem

If Facebook were Yelp [3]


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. [4]

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. [5]

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