Philosophy 272-040
Spring 2015
Proposed Course Outline/Prospectus
Week One: Introduction to the course, Ethical Theories.
Please be mindful that this is a suggested course outline at this stage. We might add,
adjust, etc. when we have more student input on what to cover.
Readings: Introduction in textbook
Weeks Two: Abortion
Readings: ( Please read introduction to text-sections )
Readings:
1. Abortion, the Criminal Code and the Morgentaler Decision, pp. 196-203.
2. Mary Anne Warren, “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion.”
3. Don Marquis, “Why Abortion is Immoral.”
4. Susan Sherwin, “Abortion Through a Feminist Ethics Lens.”
5. Rosalind Hursthouse, “Virtue Ethics and Abortion.”
Weeks Three and Four: Euthanasia (May 19-28)
Readings: All Entries in the Textbook. Less emphasis on Keyserlingk article
Week Five and Part of Six: Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Aboriginal
Rights (June 1-9)
Readings:
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, pp. 559-574
Susan Hack, Multiculturalism and Objectivity.
Will Kymlicka, “Liberalism in Culturally Plural Societies.”
Trudeau, “Justice in Our Time.”
Indian Women and the Law in Canada: Citizens Minus.”
6. McDonald, “Aboriginal Rights.”
7. Turpel, “Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Charter.”
Week Seven to End: Ethics and the Use of Violence (June 10-17)
Readings:
1. “What is Terrorism?” Igor Primoratz
2. Human Security Report Brief 2007, excerpt
3. “Is the War Against Terrorism Unjust?” Jean Bethke Elshtain
4. “Terrorism and New Forms of War,” Joseph Margolis