TUESDAY 4/04 & THURSDAY 4/06 – This week we will discuss society & ethics and justice theories. We will also explore law & order and related practical ethical issues.
Relevant materials and assignments are provided below, including links and/or information for assignments that involve supplemental resources outside of your primary course texts.
Tuesday 4/04: Ethics & Society, Justice Theories
In Class
- “What Do You See?” Group Exercise
- Ethics & Society
- Retributive Justice v. Distributive Justice
- Merit, Social Utility & Need-Based Standards of Justice
- Equality v. Equity
- Political & Social Freedom
- What is Justice? – (4:49 minute Project Bronx video) – See Below
- w/ group discussion
- Western Theories of Justice Examples
- Justice as Compassion (Simone Weil)* – Included on class notes (but not in lecture)
- Justice as Fairness (John Rawls) + (6:34 minute video clip) – See Below
- Justice as Entitlement (Robert Nozick) + (3:49 – 6:49 minutes of ‘What is Justice’ video) – See Below
- Ethics Bowl Team Arrangement (Updates)
Assignments for Thursday 4/06
- REMINDER – Ethics Bowl Preparation
- Rearrange teams as applicable & submit finalized versions with team names on 4/06 (or via e-mail earlier)
- Read: Daniel Dennet & how to argue intelligently and criticize with kindness (primer for ethics bowl)
- GUEST SPEAKER PREPARATION – Think about questions you might like to ask the guest speaker in class about law, order & practical ethical issues
Thursday 4/06: Law & Order and Some Practical Issues (Guest Speaker)
In Class
- Ethics Bowl Preparation
- Team Order Hat Draw
- Ethics Bowl Basics
- Group A & B get Topics
- Guest Speaker (Corporal Noal Petty, Helena Police Department)
Assignments for Tuesday 4/11
- Supplemental Texts
- Plato’s Republic passages – TBD
- Read Ring of Gyges – http://sites.wofford.edu/kaycd/plato/
- ETHICS BOWL PREPARATION – Groups A & B begin preparing for your debate topics
- Group A v. Group B (4/27)