A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306 .004: Introduction to Ethics
Spring 2026 | TR 8:00-9:15, CI-109 | Don Berkich |
Schedule
Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..
| Tuesday, 1/20 | Introduction |
| Thursday, 1/22 | Moral Dilemmas |
| Tuesday, 1/27 | Basic Logic Concepts |
| Thursday, 1/29 | Logic and Theoretical Analysis |
| Tuesday, 2/3 | Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism |
| Thursday, 2/5 | Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism |
| Tuesday, 2/10 | Examination I |
| Thursday, 2/12 | Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory |
| Tuesday, 2/17 | Moral Theology II: Natural Law Theory |
| Thursday, 2/19 | Utilitarianism I |
| Tuesday, 2/24 | Utilitarianism II: Act Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 2/26 | Utilitarianism III |
| Tuesday, 3/3 | Utilitarianism IV: Rule Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 3/5 | Examination II |
| Tuesday, 3/10 | Spring Break |
| Thursday, 3/12 | Spring Break |
| Tuesday, 3/17 | Deontology |
| Thursday, 3/19 | Deontological Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/24 | Contractarianism |
| Thursday, 3/26 | Contractarian Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/31 | Virtue Ethics and Its Application |
| Thursday, 4/2 | Principles of Moral Normative Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/7 | The Principle of Analogy |
| Thursday, 4/9 | Examination III |
| Tuesday, 4/14 | Paternalism and Autonomy |
| Thursday, 4/16 | Principled Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/21 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis I |
| Thursday, 4/23 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis II |
| Tuesday, 4/28 | Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis III |
| Thursday, 4/30 | Closing Remarks |
| Tuesday, 5/5 | Reading Day |
| Thursday, 5/7 | Examination IV, 8:00-10:30 |
