{"id":75,"date":"2017-01-04T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T19:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2020-09-28T23:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T03:52:32","slug":"ethics-moral-problems-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/past-courses\/ethics-moral-problems-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics – Moral Problems 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS: MORAL PROBLEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHI 2600 SPRING 2017<\/a>
\nInstructor: Dr. Elizabeth Scarbrough<\/strong>
\nEmail: <\/strong>escarbro@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Course Description:<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>This class is a brief introduction to moral theory and applied ethics. We will pair historical readings with contemporary insights into those reading. The first part of the course will focus on three big moral theories: Utilitarianism, Kantianism, and Virtue Ethics. These theories present accounts of what makes an action right or wrong, what makes a person virtuous or vicious, and what role an ethical theory should play in a good life. Some of the applied ethical topics discussed will include: whether we have an obligation to follow the law, our obligations to global famine relief, abortion, animal rights, and pornography.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Important info at a glance:<\/u><\/p>\n

Required Tex<\/u>t:<\/p>\n

Cahn, Steven M., ed. Exploring Ethics: An Introductory Anthology<\/em>, 4th<\/sup> Ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017). (Online resources including flashcards and practice quizzes can be found here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Assignments:
\n<\/u>Attendance and Participation:15%<\/p>\n

Writing Assignments: 50% (Practice paper 15%, Project plan 15%, Final paper 20%)<\/p>\n

Quizzes: 15% (6 scheduled quizzes, 2 pop quizzes)<\/p>\n

Final Exam: 15% (cumulative, during finals week)<\/p>\n

Draft Revisions: 5% (in-class: Feb 28th<\/sup>, April 18th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Tentative Lesson Plan<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date \/ Topic<\/strong><\/td>\nAssignment Due <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, Jan 10<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/td>\n

No assignment: personal introductions and syllabus overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, Jan 12<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/td>\n

Tom Regan, \u201cHow Not To Answer Moral Questions\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, Jan 17<\/p>\n

Obligation to Follow the Law?<\/td>\n

William Frankena, \u201cMorality and Moral Philosophy\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

Plato, Crito<\/em> (Cahn)<\/p>\n

*Practice quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, Jan 19<\/p>\n

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Obligation to Follow the Law?<\/td>\n

Martin Luther King, Jr. \u201cLetter from Birmingham Jail\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, Jan 24<\/p>\n

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Obligation to Follow the Law?<\/td>\n

Stokely Carmichael \/ Kwame Ture, \u201cBlack Power\u201d<\/p>\n

(listen to some of it here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dFFWTsUqEaY)<\/a><\/p>\n

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We will watch some of his other speeches in class<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, Jan 27*<\/p>\n

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Cultural Relativism<\/td>\n

James Rachels, \u201cThe Challenge of Cultural Relativism\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

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*First quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tues, Jan 31<\/p>\n

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Utilitarianism<\/td>\n

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John Stuart Mill, \u201cUtilitarianism\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, Feb 2<\/p>\n

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Utilitarianism<\/td>\n

Louis P. Pojman \u201cStrengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, Feb 7*<\/p>\n

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Utilitarianism – Applied<\/td>\n

Peter Singer, \u201cFamine, Affluence, and Morality\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

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*Second quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, Feb 9<\/p>\n

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Deontology<\/td>\n

Immanuel Kant, \u201cThe Categorical Imperative\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues ,Feb 14<\/p>\n

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Deontology Nature<\/td>\n

Onora O\u2019Neill \u201cA Simplified Account of Kant\u2019s Ethics\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, Feb 16*<\/p>\n

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Deontology – Applied<\/td>\n

\u00a0Onora O\u2019Neill \u201cKantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems\u201d (PDF)<\/p>\n

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*Third quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tues, Feb 21<\/p>\n

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Papers\/<\/p>\n

Aristotle<\/td>\n

\u00a0Working on Papers \/ Aristotle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, Feb 23<\/p>\n

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Aristotle<\/td>\n

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Aristotle, \u201cThe Nature of Virtue\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

Julia Driver, \u201cVirtue Ethics (Cahn)<\/p>\n

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Tues, Feb 28*<\/p>\n

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PRACTICE PAPER DUE<\/td>\n

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PAPERS DUE ON \u201cTURN-IT-IN\u201d and IN CLASS.<\/p>\n

YOU MUST BRING A COPY TO CLASS FOR OUR DRAFT REVIEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, March 2<\/p>\n

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Abortion<\/td>\n

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Rosalind Hursthouse, \u201cVirtue Theory and Abortion\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tues, March 7<\/p>\n

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Abortion<\/td>\n

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Don Marquis, \u201cWhy Abortion is Immoral\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, March 9*<\/p>\n

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Abortion<\/td>\n

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Judith Jarvis Thomson, \u201cA Defense of Abortion\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

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*Fourth quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date <\/strong><\/td>\nAssignment Due <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, March 14<\/p>\n

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SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, March 16<\/p>\n

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SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues, March 21*<\/p>\n

Animal Rights<\/td>\n

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David Foster Wallace, \u201cConsider The Lobster\u201d (PDF)<\/p>\n

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Thurs, March 23<\/p>\n

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Animal Rights<\/td>\n

\u00a0Peter Singer, \u201cOn Animals\u201d (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tues ,March 28<\/p>\n

Animal Rights<\/td>\n

Tom Regan, \u201cThe Case for Animal Rights\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, March 30*<\/p>\n

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Animal Rights<\/td>\n

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Animal Rights catch up.<\/p>\n

*Fifth quiz (on the past two animal rights articles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tues, April 4<\/p>\n

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Pornography<\/td>\n

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Helen E. Longino, \u201cPornography, Oppression, and Freedom\u201d (Cahn)<\/p>\n

*Project plan due<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, April 6<\/p>\n

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Pornography<\/td>\n

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Joel Feinberg, \u201cThe Case Against Pornography\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tues, April 11<\/p>\n

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Pornography<\/td>\n

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Nicholas Power, \u201cCheap Thrills: A Call for More Pornography\u201d (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thurs, April 13*
\nESSAY DRAFT<\/td>\n		Nancy Bauer “Pornutopia” PDF<\/p>\n

*Sixth quiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tues, April 18<\/p>\n

Pornography<\/td>\n

\u00a0BRING ESSAYS DRAFTS TO CLASS FOR PRACTICE<\/p>\n

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Thurs, April 20<\/p>\n

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Final Day<\/td>\n

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Susan Wolf, \u201cMoral Saints\u201d (Cahn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Monday, April 24<\/td>\nFINAL PAPERS DUE @ 6:00 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FINAL EXAM<\/td>\nU13: Tuesday 4\/25: 12-2pm Graham Center 287A<\/p>\n

U11: Tuesday 4\/25: 2:15-4:15 DM 193<\/p>\n

U12: Thursday 4\/27: 9:45-11:45 Graham Center 278B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[2]<\/a> Documented illnesses\/emergencies do not include car trouble, work schedules, or family trips\/vacations.<\/p>\n

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