| Date | Lecture Topic | Reading Assignment
(BBSE = Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics) |
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W | 01/09 | Introduction to Ethics | Feinberg and Feinberg [ERes] |
F | 01/11 | Ethics and Wordviews | BBSE Chapter 1 |
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M | 01/14 | Ethical Theories: Natural Law and Kantian | BBSE Chapters 6 and 9, Sullivan: Op-Ed |
W | 01/16 | Ethical Theories: Divine Command Ethics | BBSE Chapter 10 |
F | 01/18 | Ethical Theories: Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics | BBSE Chapters 5 and 7 |
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M | 01/21 | Ethical Conflicts | Feinberg and Feinberg [ERes] |
W | 01/23 | Human Personhood: Biblical Perspective I | Sullivan 1 |
F | 01/25 | Human Personhood: Biblical Perspective II | |
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M | 01/28 | Human Personhood: Philosophical | Sullivan 1, Kuhse and Singer [ERes] |
W | 01/30 | Human Personhood: Biological I | Sullivan 1 |
F | 02/01 | Human Personhood: Biological II | |
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M | 02/04 | EXAM #1 | |
W | 02/06 | Overview of Human Reproductive Biology | (class notes) Paper #1 due |
F | 02/08 | Pregnancy and Early Development | (class notes) |
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M | 02/11 | Abortion: History | Sullivan 2 |
W | 02/13 | Abortion: Pro and Con | Sullivan 2, Gordon |
F | 02/15 | Abortion: Pro and Con | |
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M | 02/18 | Abortion: Special Cases | (class discussion) |
W | 02/20 | Case Study Discussion | Abortion Case Study |
F | 02/22 | Sexual Morality | Stanton, Budziszewski (2 links) |
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M | 02/25 | Contraception and Sterilization | |
W | 02/27 | Oral Contraception: Special Concerns | Sullivan 4 |
F | 02/29 | EXAM #2 | |
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M | 03/03 | SPRING BREAK | |
W | 03/05 | SPRING BREAK | |
F | 03/07 | SPRING BREAK | |
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M | 03/10 | Homosexuality | Sullivan 3, Paper #2 Due |
W | 03/12 | HIV and Other STDs | (class notes) |
F | 03/14 | Reproductive Technologies | Francis |
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M | 03/17 | The Embryonic Stem Cell Debate I | Sullivan 5 |
W | 03/19 | The Embryonic Stem Cell Debate II | O'Mathuna |
F | 03/21 | EASTER BREAK | |
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M | 03/24 | EASTER BREAK | |
W | 03/26 | Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide | Sullivan 6 |
F | 03/28 | Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
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M | 03/31 | Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
W | 04/02 | The Terri Schiavo Case | (class notes) |
F | 04/04 | The Terri Schiavo Case | (class notes) |
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M | 04/07 | The Hippocratic Tradition I | Cameron** |
W | 04/09 | The Hippocratic Tradition II | |
F | 04/11 | (No Class - Instructor Out of Town) | |
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M | 04/14 | EXAM #3 | |
W | 04/16 | Eugenics | Garland, Paper #3 Due |
F | 04/18 | Eugenics: Buck v. Bell Case | Eugenics Archive (link) |
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M | 04/21 | Special Lecture: Vivian Skovgard | Pro-life Activism |
W | 04/23 | Human Experimentation | |
F | 04/25 | Human Experimentation II | |
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M | 04/28 | Environmental Ethics | Silvius |
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Th | 05/1 | Exam #4 (non-comprehensive) | (1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.) |
F | 05/02 | | Paper #4 Due (1:00 p.m.) |
