Schedule
| Date | Topic/Readings | Assignments |
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| 9/3 (Mon) | Introduction | Topic for analytic summary #1 handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 9/5 (Wed) | Concepts in Normative Ethics (Unit #1) |
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| 9/9 (Sun) | Analytic summary #1 due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 9/10 (Mon) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 2.1–2.2. |
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| 9/12 (Wed) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 2.3, 2.4, and 2.6. |
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| 9/17 (Mon) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 3.1–3.2. |
Topic for analytic summary #2 handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 9/19 (Wed) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 3.4–3.5. |
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| 9/23 (Sun) | Analytic summary #2 due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 9/24 (Mon) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 5.1–5.2. |
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| 9/26 (Wed) | Concepts in Normative Ethics |
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| 10/1 (Mon) |
Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 6.1–6.3. |
Topic for position paper handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 10/3 (Wed) | Concepts in Normative Ethics Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 6.4–6.5. |
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| 10/7 (Sun) | Position paper due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 10/8 (Mon) |
John Stuart Mill (Unit #2) Reading questions. Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, chapters 1 and 4 (pp. 17–22, 41–43 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
Optional analytic summary redux handed out. |
| 10/10 (Wed) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. Utilitarianism, chapter 1, entire, and chapter 2, paragraphs 1–17 (pp. 181–194 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 10/14 (Sun) | Optional analytic summary redux due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 10/15 (Mon) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. Utilitarianism, chapter 2, paragraphs 9–22, and chapter 3, entire (pp. 189–198, 203–209 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 10/17 (Wed) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. Utilitarianism, chapter 2, paragraphs 19–25, and chapter 4, entire (pp. 195–202, 210–215 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 10/22 (Mon) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. Utilitarianism, chapter 5, entire (pp. 216–235 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
Topic for analytic essay #1 handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 10/24 (Wed) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. On Liberty, chapter 1 (pp. 88–98 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 10/29, 31 | Eid Al-Adha Break | |
| 11/5 (Mon) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. On Liberty, chapter 2 (pp. 99–130 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 11/7 (Wed) | John Stuart Mill Reading questions. On Liberty, chapter 3 (pp. 131–146 in Utilitarianism and On Liberty). |
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| 11/11 (Sun) | Analytic essay #1 due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 11/12 (Mon) | Immanuel Kant (Unit #3) Reading questions. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, editor’s introduction (pp. ix–xv), preface (pp. 3–8), and first section (p. 9–12). |
Topic for optional position paper handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 11/14 (Wed) | Immanuel Kant Reading questions. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, editor’s introduction (pp. xv–xvii) and first section (pp. 12–20). |
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| 11/18 (Sun) | Optional position paper due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 11/19 (Mon) | Immanuel Kant Reading questions. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, editor’s introduction (pp. xvii–xxiii) and second section (pp. 21–37). |
Topic for analytic essay #2 handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 11/21 (Wed) | Immanuel Kant |
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| 11/26 (Mon) | Class Cancelled | |
| 11/28 (Wed) | Immanuel Kant Reading questions. Normative Ethics, chapter 7.2. |
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| 12/2 (Sun) | Analytic essay #2 due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. | |
| 12/3 (Mon) | Aristotle (Unit #4) Reading questions. Nicomachean Ethics, book I (pp. 95–110). |
Topic for analytic essay #3 handed out (rubric) (guidelines) (template). |
| 12/5 (Wed) | Aristotle Reading questions. Nicomachean Ethics, book II (pp. 111–122) and book III.6–III.12 (pp. 132–141). |
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| 12/10 (Mon) | Aristotle Reading questions. Nicomachean Ethics, book VI (pp. 176–189). |
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| 12/12 (Wed) | Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics, book III.1–III.5 (pp. 122–132) and book VII.1–VII.10 (pp. 189–203). |
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| 12/19 (Wed) | Analytic essay #3 due by 12:00pm (noon) via TurnItIn. |