Spring 2016 Ethics Reading Schedule

Return to Ethics

JAN 12

• Introduction to Course

JAN 14

• Ariely, ""Why We Lie""

JAN 19

• Cooper, Chapter 1; Haidt, ""The Divided Self"

JAN 21

• Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1

JAN 26

• Cooper, Chapter 5; Singer, Chapter 1, ""About Ethics""

Begin Rubric norming exercise - Group Short Answer

• How do Turiel, Schweder, and Haidt's research challenge the view of rationalist developmental psychology?

JAN 28

• Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book 1 (you can skip Section 6)

FEB 2

• Haidt, Chapter 2

FEB 4

• Haidt, Chapter 3

FEB 9

• Aristotle, Book 2;
• Haidt, "Out-Take" on Virtue Ethics (4 pages);

FEB 9

• Aristotle, Book 3
• Bloom, Ch. 5, "Bodies"

Begin SA #1 - Peerceptiv

• Explain Haidt's claim that "intuitions come first, reasoning second" and present some of the support for it. How radical a claim is it in relationship to other models or metaphors for consciousness both in previous philosophy and psychology?

FEB 11

• de Waal, Intro and 5-21.
• Haidt, Chapter 4

FEB 16

• de Waal, 21-42;
• Bloom, Ch 1, "The Moral Life of Babies"

FEB 18

• de Waal, 42-58; Bloom, Ch 2, "Empathy and Compassion"

FEB 23

• Korsgaard, ""Morality and the Distinctiveness of Human Action"

Begin SA #2 - Peerceptiv

• Are prosocial emotions, such as sympathy, compassion, and empathy the basis of moraity? How relevant are they to contemporary human morality?

FEB 25

• Singer, ""Morality, Reason, and the Rights of Animals"" (in de Waal) (140-151)

MAR 1

• Haidt, Chapter 5 & 6

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MAR 17

• Haidt, Chapter 7

MAR 22

• Sandel, Chapter 3: Libertarianism; Haidt, Chapter 8

MAR 24

Begin SA #3 - Peerceptiv

• Sandel, Chapter 2: Utilitarianism

MAR 29

• Sandel, Chapter 5: Kant

MAR 31

• This class is cancelled.

APR 5

• Sandel, Chapter 6: Rawls
• Singer, "Rich and Poor"

APR 7

• This class will be online due to conference travel. I will post a short audio to go with the usual class notes and study questions.
• Sachs, "Can the Rich Help the Poor?"

APR 12

• Singer, "A Changing World";
• Singer, "One Atmosphere"

APR 14

• due to the confusion I caused by prepping Haidt Ch. 9 for Tuesday, please prep Singer for today and review Ch. 9 as well. - Thanks. Alfino

• Haidt, Chapter 9

APR 19

Begin Critical Analysis Paper

• Haidt, Chapter 10
• Paper workshop

APR 21

• Haidt, Chapter 11
• Paper workshop

APR 26

• Haidt, Chapter 12

APR 28

• Eco, ""When the Other Appears on the Scene""; Bloom, Chapter 7

FINAL WEEK

• Final exam: 3:30 - 5:30 - One essay, open book, open note