Assignment Schedule

Mon 3/9 Course Introduction

Wed 3/11 Moral Emotions

Hume’s Moral Philosophy, Stanford Ency. of Philosophy, Secs. 7 & 8

M 3/16 Subjectivism, Relativism

Moral Philosophy (MP): Pojman, pp. 38-52
Comment #1 due

W 3/18 Egoism

MP: Rachels, pp. 79-86
Comment #2 due

M 3/23 Ethical Framework: Kant

MP: Kant, pp. 194-201

W 3/25 Sustainability

McKibben, Ch. 1
Comment #3 due

M 3/30 Ethical Framework: Utilitarianism

MP: Mill, pp. 141-146

W 4/1 More on utilitarianism

McKibben, “Reaching the Limit,” library reserve
Comment #4 due
Ethical Experience Project Plan due

M 4/6 Application: Lifeboat Ethics

MP: Hardin, pp. 335-343
Comment #5 due

W 4/8 Ethical Framework: Virtue

MP: Mayo, pp. 260-263
Argument Outline #1 due

M 4/13 Food Ethics

McKibben, Ch. 2
Comment #6 due

W 4/15 Application: Food Ethics

Michael Specter, “Big Foot”

Also, take both of the following quizzes to measure your carbon footprint. The two models are slightly different, so print out your results and be prepared to discuss them in class. I will collect these. If the format does not work well for you (because you live in a dorm, for example), consider taking the quiz in the role of our parents or in the role of what you believe a “typical” American is like.

Footprint Model 1 is at http://www.rprogress.org/
Footprint Model 2 is at http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumerconsequences/

Comment #7 & print-out of carbon footprint quiz results due

M 4/20 Individualism & Communities

McKibben, Ch. 3
Comment #8 due
Argument Outline #2 due

W 4/22 NO CLASS

Work on Ethical Experience Project

M 4/27 Local Economies

McKibben, Ch. 4
Comment #9 due

W 4/29 Ethical Framework: Justice

Rawls, library reserve

M 5/4 Future Generations

McKibben, Ch. 5
Comment #10 due
Ethical Experience Project due

W 5/6 Framework application: Activism

MP: Singer, pp. 344-352
Comment #11 due

M 5/11 Framework application: Activism

Katchadourian, “Neptune’s Navy”
Greenwood, Ringold, and Kellogg, “Dying for Science?” library reserve
Comment #12 due

W 5/13 Film and Review for Exam

Argument Outline #3 due

W 5/20 9am Final Exam