This page provides general information about the 200-level Moral Philosophy course that I used to teach at Hunter College.
| course description |
This course explores the place of morality in the contemporary world. Through careful reading of classic and contemporary works of moral philosophy, students in the course examine philosophical questions about how morality relates to religion, culture, science, and human flourishing.
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| textbook |
- Cahn, Steven M. and Peter Markie. Ethics, Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 2006.
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| learning objectives |
After this course, students should be able to:
- Develop, articulate, and defend philosophically defensible positions on the connection between morality and human flourishing and on the connection between morality and either religion, culture, or science.
- Understand and discuss positions taken by certain major philosophers on specific issues involving the relations between morality and religion, culture, science, and human flourishing.
- Read, understand, and discuss selected philosophical texts from a range of ancient, medieval, and contemporary sources.
- Analyze difficult texts and follow complicated arguments more effectively.
- Articulate complex ideas and argue for specific positions more effectively.
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| assignments & assessments |
- Reading analyses (most class sessions)
- Two papers of 1,200–1,500 words
- An in-class midterm exam (essay format)
- A take-home final exam (essay format)
In order to guide students' work on their papers and provide useful feedback, I distribute a rubric for the evaluation of papers.
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| syllabus |
I'll post a new syllabus here shortly.
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| notes |
I taught Moral Philosophy in Fall 2008 and am teaching it again in Spring 2009.
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