Contents

1. Introduction

2. About the Editors

3. Acknowledgements

4. Accessibility

5. OER Adoption Form

6. I. How to Read, Write, and Cite in Philosophy

   1. How to Read Philosophy

      1. Understanding
      2. Evaluation

   2. How to Write in Philosophy

      1. How to Plan Your Philosophy Paper
      2. How to Write Your Philosophy Paper

   3. How to Cite in Philosophy

      Hunter Aiken

   4. A Primer On Thought Experiments

      Hunter Aiken

      1. What is a Thought Experiment?
      2. When and How to Use a Thought Experiment
      3. A Final Word on Thought Experiments
      4. How to Cite This Page
7. II. Readings

   1. Chapter 1. The Value of Philosophy

      1. Reading: Bertrand Russell — “On the Value of Philosophy”
      2. Reading 2: Vine Deloria Jr. — “Anthropologists and Other Friends”
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Thought Experiments
      5. Further Reading
      6. Bibliography
      7. How to Cite This Page

   2. Chapter 2: Social Contract Theory

      1. Reading 1: Thomas Hobbes — “The Leviathan” Classic Edition
      2. Contemporary Language Edition
      3. Reading 2: Carole Pateman — “The Problem of Political Obligation”
      4. Further Reading: Ya-Yun (Sherry) Kao — “What’s in it for Me? On Egoism and Social Contract Theory”
      5. Bibliography
      6. Discussion Questions
      7. Thought Experiments
      8. Bibliography
      9. How to Cite This Page

   3. Chapter 3: Moral Relativism

      1. Reading 1: Herodotus — “Custom is King”
      2. Reading 2: Ruth Benedict — “Defending Moral Relativism”
      3. Classic Edition
      4. Contemporary Language Edition
      5. Reading 3: Dale Turner – “On the Idea of Reconciliation in Contemporary Aboriginal Politics”
      6. Editor’s Notes
      7. Further Reading: Paul Rezkalla — “Aren’t Right and Wrong Just Matters of Opinion?”
      8. Further Reading
      9. Bibliography
      10. Discussion Questions
      11. Thought Experiments
      12. Further Reading
      13. Bibliography
      14. How to Cite This Page

   4. Chapter 4: Deontology — Duty and Moral Law

      1. Reading 1: Immanuel Kant — “Duty Ethics”
      2. Contemporary Language Edition
      3. Reading 2: Jenna Woodrow – “The Problem of Future Crimes”
      4. Reading 3: Jenna Woodrow – “The Trolley Problem”
      5. Reading 4: Onora O’Neill — “Kantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems”
      6. Further Reading: Joseph Kranak — “Kantian Deontology”
      7. Bibliography
      8. Links to the Material
      9. Discussion Questions
      10. Thought Experiments
      11. Further Reading
      12. Bibliography
      13. How to Cite This Page
      14. Attribution

   5. Chapter 5: Utilitarianism — The Greatest Good

      1. Reading 1: Jeremy Bentham — “Utilitarianism”
      2. Contemporary Language Edition
      3. Reading 2: John Stuart Mill — “Utilitarianism Refined”
      4. Contemporary Language Edition
      5. Reading 3: Ursula K. Le Guin — “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
      6. Introduction
      7. Further Reading: Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere — “Utilitarianism”
      8. Bibliography
      9. Further Reading
      10. Discussion Questions
      11. Thought Experiment
      12. Further Reading
      13. Bibliography
      14. How to Cite This Page

   6. Chapter 6: Virtue Ethics — Being a Good Person

      1. Reading 1: Aristotle — “Virtue Ethics”
      2. Contemporary Language Edition
      3. Reading 2: Robin Wall Kimmerer – “The Honorable Harvest”
      4. Further Reading: Douglas Giles — “How Can I Be a Better Person? On Virtue Ethics”
      5. Bibliography
      6. Further Reading
      7. Discussion Questions
      8. Thought Experiments
      9. Further Reading
      10. Bibliography
      11. How to Cite This Page

   7. Chapter 7: Feminist Ethics — Voices, Power, and Care

      1. Links to the Material
      2. Reading 1: Alison M. Jaggar — “Feminist Ethics”
      3. Reading 2: Virginia Held — “The Ethics of Care”
      4. Reading 3: Nel Noddings — “The One Caring”
      5. Further Reading: Kathryn MacKay — “Feminism and Feminist Ethics”
      6. Bibliography
      7. Further Reading
      8. Discussion Questions
      9. Thought Experiments
      10. Further Reading
      11. Bibliography
      12. How to Cite This Page

   8. Chapter 8: Why Be Moral?

      1. Reading 1: Plato — “The Ring of Gyges”
      2. Contemporary Language Edition
      3. Reading 2: Sarah Hrdy — “Apes on a Plane”
      4. Further Reading: Michael Klenk — “Evolutionary Ethics”
      5. Discussion Questions
      6. Bibliography
      7. How to Cite This Page

   9. Chapter 9: Responsibility and Moral Luck

      1. Links to the Material
      2. 1. Thomas Nagel — “Moral Luck”
      3. 2. Margaret Urban Walker — “Moral Luck and the Virtues of Impure Agency”
      4. 3. Marilyn Friedman — “Feminist Virtue Ethics, Happiness, and Moral Luck”
      5. 4. Further Reading: TBD
      6. Discussion Questions
      7. Thought Experiments
      8. Further Reading
      9. Bibliography
      10. How to Cite This Page

   10. Chapter 10: Racism, Justice and Privilege

       1. Reading 1: Michelle Alexander — “The Color of Justice”
       2. Reading 2: Charles R. Lawrence III — “The Id, the Ego, and Equal Protection”
       3. Reading 3: W. E. B. Du Bois — “Of Our Spiritual Strivings”
       4. Contemporary Language Edition
       5. Reading 4: Charles Mills — “The Racial Contract”
       6. Introduction
       7. Further Reading: Martin Luther King Jr. — “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
       8. Links to the Material
       9. Discussion Questions
       10. Thought Experiments
       11. Further Reading
       12. Bibliography
       13. How to Cite this Page

   11. Chapter 11: Colonial Violence and Intersectional Ethics

       1. Reading 1: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls — “Reclaiming Power and Place”
       2. Reading 2: Kimberlé Crenshaw — “Intersectionality”
       3. Reading 3: Peggy McIntosh — “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
       4. Further Reading: Gina Crosley-Corcoran — “Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person”
       5. Links to the Material
       6. Discussion Questions
       7. Thought Experiments
       8. Further Reading
       9. Bibliography
       10. How to Cite This Page
8. III. Ethics Bowl Case Studies

   1. Ethics Bowl Case: Too Close to Home

      1. Too Close to Home
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   2. Ethics Bowl Case: Confucius and Politeness Norms

      1. Confucius and Politeness Norms
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   3. Ethics Bowl Case: Is There Really No Accounting for Taste?

      1. Is There Really No Accounting for Taste?
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   4. Ethics Bowl Case: Premium Healthcare

      1. Premium Healthcare
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   5. Ethics Bowl Case: Progressive Fines

      1. Progressive Fines
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   6. Ethics Bowl Case: What is it to Harm Someone? The Sneaky Cheater and Other

      1. What is it to Harm Someone? The Sneaky Cheater and Other Considerations
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   7. Ethics Bowl Case: Bad Behaviour in Parliament

      1. Bad Behaviour in Parliament
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   8. Ethics Bowl Case: Freedom of Expression in the Legislature

      1. Freedom of Expression in the Legislature
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

   9. Ethics Bowl Case: Do Grades Capture Learning?

      1. Do Grades Capture Learning?
      2. Discussion Questions
      3. Further Reading
      4. Bibliography

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