Mark Greene
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  • Class texts
    • Required
      • Peter Singer (1993). "A Companion to Ethics"
        Blackwell. ISBN: 0631187855
      • Other required readings available via Sakai@UD
  • All classes in Smith 209, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 10:45pm
  • Deadlines are highlighted - for details see assessment
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NB: Timetable is subject to change as class progresses - check back frequently

Timetable of Classes
Feb 7

General introduction:

  • Essential philosophical skills
Feb 9

Philosophy:

  • Arguments: good, bad and ugly
Feb 14

Ethics:

  • An overview of ethics
Feb 16

Origins:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 1
  • Assignment
Feb 21

Eastern traditions:

  • Reading
    • Chapters 4-6
Feb 23

Abrahamic traditions:

  • Reading
    • Chapters 7-9
Feb 28

The roots of philosophical ethics:

  • Reading
    • Chapters 10-11
Mar 2

Current philosophical ethics:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 12
Mar 7

Review:

Mar 7
11:55pm

Deadline:

  • Argumentation Quiz on Sakai@UD
  • NB: This is the submission deadline, any additional availablility on WebCT is purely administrative.
Mar 9

Looking ahead:

Mar 14

Egoism:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 16
Mar 16

Natural law:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 13
Mar 21

Consequences:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 20
Mar 23

Consequentialism:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 19
Mar 24
11:55pm

Deadline:

  • First Midterm Quiz on Sakai@UD
  • NB: This is the submission deadline, any additional availablility on WebCT is purely administrative.
Apr 4

Quiz review:

Apr 6

Kant:

Apr 11

Kantian ethics:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 14
Apr 13

The social contract:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 15
Apr 18

John Rawls:

  • Reading
    • Rawls, "Justice as Fairness" on Sakai@UD
Apr 20

Rights:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 22
Apr 21
11:55pm

Deadline:

  • Second Midterm Quiz on Sakai@UD
  • NB: This is the submission deadline, any additional availablility on WebCT is purely administrative.
Apr 25

Duties:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 18
Apr 27

Virtue:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 21
May 2

Feminist ethics:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 43
May 4

Choosing between theories:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 42
May 9

Realism:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 35
May 11

Relativism:

  • Reading
    • Chapter 39
May 16

Optional review:

  • Attend if you have last minute questions
May 16
11:55pm

Deadline:

  • Final Quiz Sakai@UD
  • NB: This is the submission deadline, any additional availablility on WebCT is purely administrative.