Fall 2004      Philosophy 120 (sec. 6)                         

MWF 12:10 – 1 pm

 

Ethics

 

 

 

Rex Gilliland                                                                            

Classroom: Engleman B214

Office: Engleman D210

Office Hours: MWF 11 am – 12 pm,

            MW 3:05 – 4:05 pm,

            and by appointment

Phone: 392-6783                                

Email: gillilandr1@southernct.edu                

 

Syllabus

 

For guidelines on writing a philosophy paper, see: www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/humanities/philosophy.html

 

 

 

Schedule

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M 8/30             Introduction: What is Ethics?

 

I. Normative Ethical Theories

 

W 9/1              Basic Ethical Concepts, Normative Theories (Ethical Relativism, Egoism, Care Ethics, Divine Command Theory, Natural Law Theory)               Handout

F 9/3                Normative Theories cont.

 

M 9/6               Holiday

W 9/8              Mill 6-17 – Utilitarianism

F 9/10              Mill 17-25; Take home quiz due

 

M 9/13             Utilitarianism cont.

W 9/15            Group Project #1

F 9/17              Kant 7-12

 

M 9/20             Kant 12-17

W 9/22            Kantianism cont.; Plato (photocopy) – Virtue Ethics

F 9/24              Plato cont.

 

M 9/27             Exam #1                                                                                                          Study Guide

 

II. Applied Ethics: Moral Issues

 

1. Drug Control and Addiction

 

W 9/29            Introduction 267-272

F 10/1              Spiegel 273-277 – Marijuana and drug laws

 

M 10/4             Szasz 278-284 – Is there a right to self-medicate?

W 10/6            Group Project #2

F 10/8              Goodin 284-292 – Irrationality, addiction, and the restriction of smoking

 

M 10/11           Goodin cont.; Nadelmann 292-299 – The harms of criminalization

W 10/13          Nadelmann cont.

F 10/15            Wilson 299-304 – The harms of legalization

 

M 10/18           Wilson cont.; Shapiro 304-310 – The cause of addiction

W 10/20          Shapiro cont.

F 10/22            Exam #2          (Deadline to Withdraw)                                                         Study Guide

 

2. Sexual Morality

 

M 10/25           Introduction 157-164  

W 10/27          Mappes 170-183 – Voluntary informed consent

F 10/29            No Class

 

M 11/1             Mappes cont.

W 11/3            Erickson (photocopy) – The morality of prostitution      

F 11/5              Erickson cont.

 

M 11/8             Punzo 164-169 – Sexuality and self-perfection

W 11/10          Punzo cont; West 184-188 – The harms of consensual sex for women

F 11/12            West cont.

 

M 11/15           Corvino 189-196 – Is homosexuality unnatural or harmful?

W 11/17          Corvino cont.

F 11/19            Knight (photocopy) – The harms of same-sex marriage and civil unions

 

M 11/22           Work on Group Presentations

W 11/24          Thanksgiving

F 11/26            Thanksgiving

 

M 11/29           Rauch (photocopy) – The benefits of same-sex marriage and civil unions

W 12/1            Exam #3                                                                                                          Study Guide

F 12/3              Group Presentations

 

M 12/6             Group Presentations

W 12/8            Group Presentations

 

 

Final Exam     F 12/17            8 – 10 am