Course Schedule
|
Date |
Topic |
Readings |
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Week
1 |
Introduction Historical
Developments of Values
and Virtue Why
Study Religious Values |
Higgins
intro Hannigan
intro Connors
Ch1 Internet reading on The Common Good http://www.tasc.ac.uk/cc/cbc/cg002.htm Principals of Catholic Social Teaching: http://www.osjspm.org/cst6prin.htm |
|
Week
2 |
The
Problems and Practice of Christian Ethics
|
Hannigan
1,2 Connors
6 |
|
Week3 |
Virtue and the Life Cycle
|
Handout
Connors 2,3 |
|
Week
4 |
Moral
reasoning Group Projects - Economic Justice
|
Higgins
1 Connors
5 |
|
Week
5 |
Reproductive
technology and Abortion |
Higgins
2 &3 |
|
Week
6 October 8 |
Sexual
Ethics |
Higgins
4 First
two Reflections Due |
|
Week
7
Mid Term |
Euthanasia Kohlberg & Gilligan
|
Higgins
6 Stages of Moral Growth Kohlberg October
19 Mid
Term |
|
Week8 |
Social
Justice |
Higgins5 Connors
Ch4 |
|
Week
9 |
The
Person as Moral Agent |
Hannigan
3&4 Connors
9 |
|
Week
10 |
The
Reality of Sin War
& Capital punishment |
Hannigan
5 Higgins
7 & 8 Death Penalty Links |
|
Week
11 |
The
Reality of Conscience Presentation
of Group projects |
Higgins
7 & 8 Connors
11 Hannigan
6 |
|
Week
12 |
The
Counsels of Perfection Environmental Ethics November
23 Last
two Reflections Due |
Hannigan
9 Environment Links Connors
7 & 8 |
|
Week
13 |
Moral
Rule & Law
Future
task of Virtue Theory |
Hannigan
7&8 Connors
10 |
|
Week
14 |
Family
and Virtue Theory
Final
Paper Due |
Hannigan
10 |
|
Week
15 |
Final
Review |
Final
Exams |