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Phil. 360
Ethical Theory

Ethical Theory

Course Required Reading / Assignments

  • 9/11/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chap. One.
    • Do "Ethical Inventory."
    • Begin journal entry for Thursday on ethical relativism.
    • Send ID photo to hinman at sandiego dot edu.
  • 9/13/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Two
    • Write journal entry developing your position on ethical relativism. What are the strengths and weaknesses of ethical relativism? What are the alternatives? What is your position?
  • 9/18/2007
    • Finish reading Hinman, Chapter Two
    • Class presentation of journal entries
  • 9/20/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Three
    • Write a journal entry for the next class on your view about whether morality is necessarily dependent on religion.
  • 9/25/2007
    • Finish reading Hinman, Chapter Three
    • Present your journal entry in class.
  • 9/27/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Four
    • Write essay for the next class on your positon on ethical egoism
  • 10/2/2007
    • Finish reading Chapter Four
    • Present your journal entry on ethical egoism
  • 10/9/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Five
    • Write a journal entry on your position on utilitarianism
  • 10/11/2007
    • Hinman, Chapter Five
    • Review material from previous classes
  • 10/16/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Six
    • Write journal entry on your position onf what is right and what is wrong in Kant's moral philosphy
  • 10/18/2007
    • Present your journal entry in class
  • 10/23/2007
    • Turn in four journal entries for first half of semester on any of the following topics:
    • overview of ethical theories
    • ethical relativism
    • religion
    • egoism
    • utilitarianism
    • deontology
  • 10/30/2007
    • Finish Hnman, Chapter Seven
    • Present journal entry on human rights
  • 10/30/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Seven
    • Write journal entry on importance of human rights
  • 11/6/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Eight
    • Write journal entry on what justice means to you.
  • 11/8/2007
    • Finish Hinman, Chapter Nine
    • Present journal entry in class
  • 11/13/2007
    • View the movie Glory
  • 11/29/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Ten
    • Write journal entry on how gender affects your understanding of the moral life.
  • 11/29/2007
    • Finish reading Hinman, Chapter Ten
    • Present journal entry in class
  • 12/4/2007
    • Read Hinman, Chapter Eleven
    • Write a journal entry describing the ways in which your race and/or ethnicity affects your understanding of moral theory.
  • 12/18/2007
    • Short answer questions will cover chapters and PowerPoints on:
    • rights
    • justice
    • character (virtues and vices)
    • Glory
    • gender
    • race





Prof. Lawrence M. Hinman
T/TH: 7:45 AM-9:05 AM - PJ223

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