Philosophy 1100 Introduction to Ethics
FS 2009
ROOM: Allen Auditorium (110 A&S)
11-11:50 MW
Prof. Robert N. Johnson
430 GCB, Phone: 884-6210
office hours: M & T 1‑2 pm
Email: johnsonrn at missouri dot edu
Teaching Assistants:
Lee, Kok Yong - kl9pd AT mizzou DOT edu
Smart, Joshua -
jas9r9 AT mizzou
DOT edu
Yan, Leo – lhybnd AT mizzou DOT edu
Kang, Hyun Jeong — hk4z7 AT mizzou DOT edu
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PLAN: This course is an introduction to ethical theory. During the semester, we
will study the theories of four philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Kant and Mill.
What I hope that we will accomplish is this: We will develop the ability to
read and write philosophical prose and think thoroughly and critically about
philosophical arguments and moral viewpoints.
TEXTS: (available at the University
Bookstore)
Plato. The Republic of Plato. Grube,
Tr., Reeve, (Hackett)
Aristotle. The Nicomachean Ethics.
T.H. Irwin, tr. Second Edition (Hackett)
Mill, J.S. Utilitarianism. Second Edition. (Hackett)
Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork of the
Metaphysic of Morals. Hill, Zweig, tr. (Oxford U. P.)
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1. Two 4-5 page papers, the
first rewritten in light of peer review.
2. One 2-3 page philosophical critique of classmateÕs
paper.
3.
Three exams covering readings and lectures (objective, short
answer & essay).
4.
A final exam (objective, short answer & essay)
5.
Completing 1-4 is necessary to pass this course.
6.
Academic dishonesty on any assignment is a failure to
complete that assignment.
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Your grade will be determined in the following way:
Paper #1......................................... 10%
Critique........................................... 5%
Paper #2......................................... 15%
Midterm Exams (3)...................... 15% ea.
Final exam...................................... 25%
MU
GRADING STANDARDS:
A =
performance of outstanding quality.
B = superior,
but less than outstanding performance.
C = adequate
performance.
D =
performance that marginally meets minimum standards.
F = a level
of performance that is unacceptable.
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics
of Morals
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Critique Assignment
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Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy:
Ancient Ethical Theory
by Richard Parry
Virtue Ethics by
Rosalind Hursthouse
Plato's Ethics by
Dorothea Frede
Ethics and
Politics in the Republic
by Eric Brown
Plato on Rhetoric and
Poetry by Charles Griswold
Aristotle's Ethics
by Richard Kraut
John Stuart Mill by Fred
Wilson
Consequentialism
by Walter Sinnot-Armstrong
Hedonism by Andrew Moore
Rule Consequentialism by Brad Hooker
Kant's Moral Philosophy
by Robert N. Johnson
How to write philosophy papers
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This
information is available in alternative formats upon request. If you have a
disability and need accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible. You
may also contact the Access Office, A048 Brady Commons, 882-4696.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty is an offense against the University. A
student who has committed an act of academic dishonesty has failed to meet a
basic requirement of satisfactory academic performance. Thus, academic
dishonesty is relevant to the evaluation of the student's level of performance,
and is also a basis for disciplinary action by the ProvostÕs office. Any effort
to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the
effort is successful. The academic community regards academic dishonesty as an
extremely serious matter, with serious consequences that range from probation
to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, or
collaboration, consult me.
SOME GUIDELINES ON PAPERS: Plagiarism includes more than copying a classmate's
paper. The following also count: Copying or paraphrasing sentences, paragraphs
or sections from books or other sources. Every idea that you use from another
author, from a book or article, must be cited properly (in a footnote, for
example). Put quotation marks around any material you use word for word. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ASK ME.
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