Julius Sensat / Phil. 241:
Introductory Ethics / Fall 2008 / Syllabus
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Lecturer:
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Julius Sensat
Curtin Hall 622
Office hours: MW 9:30-10:30am and by appointment
Phone (414) 229-4669 or (414) 229-4719
E-mail sensat@uwm.edu
Home page: http://www.uwm.edu/~sensat/
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Teaching assistant:
- Roy Blumenfeld
Curtin Hall 632
Office hours: to be announced
Phone (414) 229-4081 or 229-4719
E-mail rb@uwm.edu
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Texts:
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Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates (Hackett, 2001).
Plato, Republic (Hackett, 1992).
John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (Hackett, 1980).
David Hume, An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (Hackett,
1983).
John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism (Hackett, 1979).
Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals (Hackett,
1993).
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (Harvard University Press, 1971;
or revised edition, 1999).
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Grade factors:
- Participation (includes attendance in discussion sections): 15%
Two essays, each approximately 1000 words: 30% (15% each)
Midterm exam: 30%
Final exam: 25%
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Use of the web:
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Lecture notes will be posted in advance on the web. They will be accessible
from the course schedule, which in turn is
accessible from my home page at http://www.uwm.edu/~sensat/.
Assignments and other handouts will also be provided from the schedule
page.
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Use of the course email reflector:
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An email reflector has been set up for the course. Its name is "philos-241".
If you send an email message to philos-241@uwm.edu, then everyone in the class
will get the message. The reflector will be used both for announcements
and to provide a forum for students to raise questions and explore topics
relating to the content of the course. Participation on the reflector can
boost your participation grade. Note: if you want to receive reflector
messages at an email address other than your uwm email address, you can have your uwm mail forwarded
to it. You can do this through the following link: PantherMail Utilities. If you have trouble you
can call the Help Desk at 414-229-4040, send an email message to help@uwm.edu,
or go to the UITS Resource Center in Bolton 225.
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