Spring 2015 Ethics Reading Schedule
From Alfino
Return to Ethics
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
- Introduction to Course
Thursday, January 15, 2015
- Ariely, ""Why We Lie""
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
- Cooper, Chapter 1; Haidt, ""The Divided Self"
Thursday, January 22, 2015
- Haidt, The Righteous Mind, Intro and Chapter 1
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
- 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?
Thursday, January 29, 2015
- Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Book 1 (you can skip Section 6)
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 2
Thursday, February 5, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 3
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
- Aristotle, Book 2;
- Haidt, "Out-Take" on Virtue Ethics (4 pages);
Thursday, February 12, 2015
- 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?
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
- de Waal, Intro and 5-21.
- Haidt, Chapter 4
Thursday, February 19, 2015
- de Waal, 21-42;
- Bloom, Ch 1, "The Moral Life of Babies"
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
- de Waal, 42-58; Bloom, Ch 2, "Empathy and Compassion"
Thursday, February 26, 2015
- 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?
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
- Singer, ""Morality, Reason, and the Rights of Animals"" (in de Waal) (140-151)
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Optional Midterm
- “Present and critically evaluate Singer’s argument in “Morality, Reason and the Rights of Animals”. In particular, try to assess the extent to which “disinterestedness, impartiality and universalization” are necessary characteristics of human morality. Use arguments, cases, and examples to support your thesis. Answer in 500 words or less.
- I will use the Flow, Logic, and Insight dimensions for the rubric on this assignment. Please email it to me with only your student id on the document (not your name). Save the document with your student id then “301midterm” in the file name.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 5 & 6
Thursday, March 19, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 7
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- Sandel, Chapter 3: Libertarianism; Haidt, Chapter 8
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Begin SA #3 - Peerceptiv
- Sandel, Chapter 2: Utilitarianism
Thursday, April 2, 2015
- Sandel, Chapter 5: Kant
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
- Sandel, Chapter 6: Rawls; Singer, "Rich and Poor"
Thursday, April 9, 2015
- Singer, ""A Changing World"; Sachs, "Can the Rich Help the Poor?"
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Begin SA #4 - Peerceptiv
- Singer, ""One Atmosphere"
Thursday, April 16, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 9
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Begin Critical Analysis Paper
- Haidt, Chapter 10
Thursday, April 23, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 10; Haidt, Chapter 11
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
- Haidt, Chapter 12; Bloom Chapter 6
Thursday, April 30, 2015
- Eco, ""When the Other Appears on the Scene""; Bloom, Chapter 7
