Course Schedule (subject to change as needed):

Week 1: Introduction to Course: What Is Ethics? Introduction to Ethical Theories: Ethical Theories Outline.

Week 2: Ethical Theories, Continued. Chap. 2, “Is Euthanasia Wrong?”

Week 3: Ethical Theories, Continued. Chap. 5, “Is Killing Non-Human Animals Wrong?” Chap. 17, “Is a White Man Playing the Blues Wrong?”

Week 4: Chap. 3, “Is Abortion Wrong?” Chap. 18, “Is Racial Profiling Wrong?”

Week 5: Chap. 1, “Is Killing in War Wrong?”

Week 6: Take-Home #1 on Chaps. 1, 2, 3, 5, 17, and 18.

Week 7: Chap. 20, “Is Insider Trading Wrong?” Chap. 21, “Is Marketing Human Organs Wrong?” Take-Home #1 Due.

Week 8: Chap. 23, “Is Failing to Contribute to Famine Relief Wrong?” Chap. 24, “Is Redistributive Taxation Wrong?”

Week 9: Chap. 25, “Is Capital Punishment Wrong?” Chap. 26, “Is All Punishment Wrong?”

Week 10: Take-Home #2 on Chaps. 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Week 11: Chap. 28, “Is a Government Ban on Cloning Wrong?” Chap. Take-Home #2 Due. Chap. 14, “Is Same-Sex Marriage Wrong?”

Week 12: Chap. 15, “Is Affirmative Action Wrong?”

Week 13: Chap. 31, “Is Punishing People for Bad Luck Wrong?” Draft of Issue-in-Depth Paper for Peer Review.

Week 14: Chap. 33, “Is Copying This Book Wrong?” Course Summary. Evaluations. Take-Home #3.

Week 15: Take-Home #3 on Chaps. 14, 15, 28, 31, and 33.

Issue-in-Depth Paper Due by Monday, Dec. 10.

Take-Home #3 Due by Friday, Dec. 14.