T, Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Course Alignment
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Critical Thinking
Faculty Contact Information
T, Th 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Kenneth West
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify a variety of ethical theories and apply these ethical theories.
- Identify the authors of ethical theories and their ethical theories in a comprehensive manner.
- Expound on particular ethical points, which you will examine, analyze, comprehend, criticize and interpret.
- Define pertinent ethical terminology, which will enable you to converse and dialog with others in the arena of human ethics.
- Analyze in some depth at least six ethical theories.
- Analyze decision making by using particular moral theories.
- Analyze how ethics affects our personal, professional, societal, and political lives.
- Assess various methods of moral decision-making.
- Compare and contrast ethical theories in writing.
John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Course Packet
Examinations
Term Paper
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
1. Late work need not be accepted for submission.
2. Make up examinations will be deducted 15 points.
3. Sleeping is unacceptable behavior in a college classroom. Don't do it. If you fall asleep, I'll ask you to
leave. If you're tired, stay home.
4. Class citizenship involves more than simply showing up for class. It also means participating actively in
discussions, asking questions, preparing for class, and respectfully engaging with others in creating a
healthy learning environment.
5. Unless otherwise stated, the use of laptops, smart phones, and watches is not permitted during class
sessions or examinations.
| Week | Reading |
| January 12 | John Stewart Mill, Utilitarianism, Ch 1. |
| January 18 | Utilitarianism, Ch. 2. |
| January 25 | Utilitarianism, Ch. 3 |
| February 1 | Utilitarianism, Ch. 4 |
| February 8 | Utilitarianism, Ch. 5 |
| February 15 | Immanuel Kant,Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, “Preface”. |
| February 22 | Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Ch. 1 |
| March 1 | Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Ch. 2 |
| March 8 | Spring Break |
| March 15 | Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Ch. 3 |
| March 22 | Peter van Inwagen, “The Powers of Rational Beings: Freedom of the Will” (Course Packet) |
| March 29 | “How to Write a Philosophy Paper” (Canvas) |
| April 5 | Selection from David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature (Course Packet) |
| April 12 | Selection from Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (Course Packet) |
| April 19 | Leviathan (Course Packet) |
| May 3 | Leviathan (Course Packet) |
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.