Philosophy 361 Course Materials


On this page you will find all distributed course materials for Philosophy 361: course syllabus, critical reading project assignment, paper assignments, and any other distributed materials.

Course Syllabus


The syllabus that was handed out in class has incorrect page numbers for Philosophical Ethics. The Course syllabus here is a corrected version.

Assignments


Critical Reading Project

Assignment for 9/13

Assignment for 9/20

Assignment for 9/27

Assignment for 10/4

Assignment for 10/11

Assignment for 11/1

Assignment for 11/8

Assignment for 11/15

Assignment for 11/22

Assignment for 11/29

Assignment for 12/6


First Paper Assignment

Second Paper Assignment

Final Exam Study Questions

Lecture Outlines


These outlines only give the barest sketch of the topics covered in a lecture and are no substitute for lecture notes or, obviously enough, for attendance and active participation at lecture. Please note also that attendance at and participation in all aspects of the course, including lecture, counts 15% of the grade.

Introduction

Mill I

Mill II

Mill III

Mill IV

Mill V

Metaethics: The Fundamental Questions

(Meta)ethical Naturalism

Theological Voluntarism

Ideal Judgment Theories

Noncognitivism

Relativism

Kant I

Kant II

Kant III

Kant IV

Kant V

Kant VI

Nietzsche I

Nietzsche II

Aristotle I

Aristotle II

Aristotle III

Aristotle IV

Aristotle V

Gilligan I

Gilligan II