Fall 2003 Philosophy 120 (sec. 7)
MWF 12:
Ethics
Rex Gilliland
Classroom: Engleman C104
Office: Engleman D210
Office Hours: MWF
MW 3:
and by appointment.
Phone: 392-6783
Email: gillilandr1@southernct.edu
Schedule
W 9/3 Introduction: What is Ethics?
F 9/5 Introduction cont.
1. Normative Ethical Theories
M 9/8 Basic ethical concepts, Normative theories (Ethical relativism, egoism, care ethics, divine command theory, natural law)
W
9/10 Normative theories cont.
F 9/12 Mill 6-17; Take home quiz due
M
9/15 Mill 17-25
W 9/17 Group Project #1
F 9/19 Kant 7-12
M 9/22 Kant 12-17
W 9/24 Plato and Aristotle (Photocopy)
F
9/26 Aristotle cont.
M 9/29 Exam
#1 Study Guide
2. Applied Ethics: Moral Issues
Drug Control and
Addiction
W 10/1 Introduction 267-272
F 10/3 Spiegel 273-277 – Marijuana and drug laws
M 10/6 Szasz 278-284 – Is there a right to self-medicate?
W 10/8 Group Project #2
F 10/10 Goodin 284-292 – Irrationality, addiction, and the restriction of smoking
M 10/13 Goodin cont.; Nadelmann 292-299 – The harms of criminalization
W 10/15 Nadelmann cont.
F 10/17 TBA
M 10/20 Wilson 299-304 – The harms of legalization
W 10/22 Shapiro 304-310 – The cause of addiction
F 10/24 Exam #2 Study Guide
Sexual Morality
M 10/27 Introduction 157-164
W 10/29 Mappes 170-183 – Voluntary informed consent
F 10/31 Mappes cont.
M 11/3 Erickson (photocopy) – The morality of prostitution
W 11/5 Erickson cont.
F 11/7 TBA
M 11/10 Punzo 164-169 – Sexuality and self-perfection
W 11/12 Punzo cont; West 184-188 – The harms of consensual sex for women
F 11/14 West cont.
M 11/17 Corvino 189-196 – Is homosexuality unnatural or harmful?
W 11/19 Corvino cont.
F 11/21 Knight (photocopy) – The harms of same-sex marriage and civil unions
M 11/24 Work on Group Presentations
W 11/26 Thanksgiving
F 11/28 Thanksgiving
M 12/1 Rauch (photocopy) – The benefits of same-sex marriage and civil unions
W 12/3 Exam #3 Study Guide
F 12/5 Group Presentations
M 12/8 Group Presentations
W 12/10 Group Presentations
Final Exam F 12/19