PHIL 1020 Introduction to Ethics
Summer 2019 Barcelona
Kelly Dean Jolley
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Office Hours: TBA.
Required Reading:
CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man
Chaucer, Parson's Tale
Aristotle Handout
Aquinas Handout
Plutarch Handouts
Suggested Reading:
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Aquinas, On the Virtues in General, The Cardinal Virtues
Dante, Purgatory
Spenser, The Faerie Queene
(other suggestions will be made during class)
Assignments:
Attendance: 25%
Short Papers: 25%@
Quizzes: 25%
Short Papers: 25%@
Quizzes: 25%
Quizzes: Usually, they will be given unannounced; and, usually, they will focus on the assigned reading for the day they are given, but on occasion, they will focus on past readings or class discussions.
Requirements: Students are required to do all reading by the date assigned, and to come to class ready to participate in class discussion. Specific readings will be announced as the course progresses
Cell phones must be turned OFF before class (not merely silenced or set to vibrate). No cell phone should ever be visible during class. Students may take notes on computers or iPads, etc., but if I see that notes are not being taken or that something other than note-taking is also happening, I will demand that the computer be shut down. Lectures may not be recorded without my pre-approval.
Students needing accommodations should arrange a meeting during the first week of classes, either during office hours or at an arranged time. Please bring the Accommodations Memo and Instructor Verification. We will discuss the necessary accommodations at the meeting. If a student needs accommodations but does not have a Memo, he or she should make an appointment with The Program for Students with Disabilities, 1244 Haley Center, 844-2096.
Course Description and Objectives: This course will introduce students to ethics via careful philosophical investigation of the virtues and the vices. Central to the class are the classical conceptions of the seven deadly sins/vices (Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, Lust) and the four cardinal virtues (Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance). Each of the sins/vices and each of the virtues will be investigated. Successful students will complete the course with an understanding of the nature and structure of each of the vices and virtues. Successful students will also be able to apply this understanding to their own lives, seeing how the understanding can guide conduct, and aid development as a person. Finally, successful students will improve critical reading skills, and acquire the ability to isolate, reconstruct and judge philosophical arguments.
Course Schedule Very Tentative
Abolition 1
Abolition 2
Pride
Envy
Envy
Anger
Sloth
Avarice, Gluttony
Lust
Lust
Aristotle, Plutarch, Aquinas
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude, Temperance
Fortitude, Temperance
