Niko Kolodny
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of California, Berkeley
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Phil 2: Individual Morality and Social Justice
MWF 9–10am in 145 Dwinelle
Office hours: F12–2 (except Sept. 7, 21, Nov. 23) in 144 Moses Hall, or by appointment
We will survey the basic questions of moral and political philosophy, as well as some classic attempts to answer them. We will ask, among other things: What is the morally right thing for me to do? Why should I do it? Is there a fact of the matter what it is, or does it just depend on my feelings or upbringing? Why should I do what the government tells me to? Why should I tolerate alien moral beliefs and practices? We will read, among others: Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, Mill, and Nietzsche.
Announcements:
The syllabus for the rest of the semester has been revised. Please see below.
Syllabus:
REVISED Syllabus (PDF) Revised 11/14/07
REVISED Syllabus (HTML) Revised 11/14/07
Handouts
26. November 28 and 30, and December 3, 2007
No new handout for Friday, November 9. But please bring the one from last time.
23. November 7, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
No new handout for Monday, November 5. But please bring the one from last time.
22. November 2, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
21. October 31, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
No new handout for Monday, Oct. 29. But please bring the handout from last time.
20. October 26, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
19. October 24, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
18. October 22, 2007 -- But please bring the handout from last time.
17. October 19, 2007 -- The older version of this one had a mistake! On the middle of the second page: "Nihilists will deny (2) and (3), because they believe that
everyno moral belief isfalsetrue." Why was this a mistake?WRITING WORKSHOP EXERCISES -- for Oct. 5 and 8.
12. October 3, 2007 -- But please also bring the handout from last time.
11. October 1, 2007 -- But please also bring the handout from last time.
No new handout for Sept. 21 or 24.
7. September 14, 2007 -- But please also bring the one from Sept. 12.
6. September 12, 2007 -- But please also bring the one from Sept. 10.
No new handout for Sept. 7. Please bring the one from Sept. 5.