This class is a required core class at Fordham University. As freshmen, students take "Philosophy of Human Nature". As sophomores, they take this class where they encounter the main ethical theories (especially, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and Kant) and develop their ability to think about ethical problems in light of these theories. In the process, students write summaries of the arguments they encounter in key texts such as Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.
Spring 2011 at Fordham University (Lincoln Center)
Spring 2011 at Fordham University (Lincoln Center)
This was the last time I taught Philosophical Ethics at Fordham. In this particular class, I decided to focus on including resources like Nel Noddings to add non-traditional perspectives to the classic triad of utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and Kant.
Fall 2009 at Fordham University (Lincoln Center)
Fall 2009 at Fordham University (Lincoln Center)
This was my third time teaching Philosophical Ethics and my first time teaching at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University. In this class, students were required to make presentations on contemporary moral issues that applied the ethical theory we learned in class.
Spring 2009 at Fordham University (Rose Hill)
Spring 2009 at Fordham University (Rose Hill)
This was my second time teaching Philosophical Ethics. In this session, in addition to the standard Kant, Aristotle, and Mill. I added a comparative feature looking at Confucius.
Fall 2008 at Fordham University (Rose Hill)
Fall 2008 at Fordham University (Rose Hill)
This was my first time teaching Philosophical Ethics, a required course for sophomores at Fordham University. In this class, we looked at Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Kant's Groundwork, and Mill's Utilitarianism