Philosophy 1308: Introduction to Ethics

0. Useful links

• Discussion forum (user name and password announced in class)

1. Handouts and other information

• Syllabus
• Euthyphro argument
• Paper 1 topics
• An old midterm
• An old final
• Reasons why women have abortions [Guttmacher Institute, PDF]
• Distinctions for midterm
• Paper 2 topics
• Paper 3 topics
• Aquinas on sins of the heart

2. Lecture notes where available

• The Apology
• C. S. Lewis on absolute morals
• Religion and ethics
• Tillich and Otto
• Work, I
• Work, II
• Crito
• Wolff and Aquinas
• Raz (did not say much of this, not responsible for most of this)
• Capital Punishment, I
• Capital Punishment, II
• Abortion I
• Abortion II
• May on sex
• Aquinas and Locke on property
• Rousseau
• Singer
• Kant I
• Kant II
• Utilitarianism I
• Utilitarianism II
• Lust
• Sins of the Heart
• Meaning of Life
• Christian Love

3. Other links

• Alexander Pruss's home page