The Right Thing
E1. Introduction
E2. Plato
E3. Aristotle
E4. Immanuel Kant
E5. John Stuart Mill
E6. Nel Noddings
E7. Henry David Thoreau
E8. Iris Marion Young
E9. Peter Singer
E10. Jeffrey Reiman
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CHAPTERS 00:58 What this Course Is 02:15 How to Succeed 04:59 How to Use this Podcast
READING Republic, Book II, 357-362 CHAPTERS 02:22 Introduction 05:59 Allegory of the Cave 10:23 Analogy of the Divided Line 27:58 Meno’s Paradox 34:26 The Ring of Gyges 46:55 Conclusion NOTES Plato Lecture Listening Notes
READING Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, chapters 1-5, 7-13 CHAPTERS 0:02:20 Introduction 0:07:10 Greek views of human nature 0:10:36 Akrasia 0:15:26 Unqualified knowledge 0:21:35 Starting point of ethics 0:26:19 Framework for ethics 0:30:11 Eudaimonia 0:36:26 Nature of virtue 0:45:06 Habituation 0:57:14 Role of circumstance 1:01:00 Practical wisdom 1:02:27 Conclusion NOTES Aristotle Lecture Listening Notes
READING Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, excerpts from Section II CHAPTERS 00:01:59 Introduction 00:03:15 Autonomy & Reason 00:08:20 Deontology & approaches to ethical theory 00:10:30 Hypothetical & Categorical Imperative 00:19:24 First Formulation 00:24:10 Second Formulation 00:32:38 Examples from the text 00:38:45 Perfect & Imperfect Duties 00:43:00 Good Will, Emotions, and more on Duty 00:49:38 Strengths & Questions for Kant 01:00:09 Conclusion NOTES Immanuel Kant Lecture Listening Notes
READING Utilitarianism excerpts from chapter 2 CHAPTERS 03:38 Introduction 06:36 Need for Moral Theory 09:47 Structure of Moral Theory 11:08 The Highest Good 13:58 Impartiality 22:23 Criterion for Right and Wrong 27:03 The Tendency of Acts 28:52 Objections 35:38 Morality & the Community 41:15 Cultivation 46:12 Suffering 51:44 Conclusion NOTES John Stuart Mill Lecture Listening Notes
READING Caring: A Relational Approach to Ethics & Moral Education, excerpts from chapter 4 CHAPTERS 0:02:42 Introduction 0:08:57 What is this feeling? 0:15:53 Am I obligated? 0:27:28 Why should I care for one I dislike? 0:30:57 Is my obligation guided by principles? 0:40:22 What are we trying to accomplish? 0:44:58 Is such a view “unprincipled”? 0:47:21 How do we assess right and wrong? 0:52:10 Why should I commit to not causing pain? 0:58:23 Is care tenderminded? 1:03:42 Conclusion NOTES Nel Noddings Lecture Listening Notes
READING “Civil Disobedience,” excerpts CHAPTERS 0:01:16 Introduction 0:07:47 How this Essay came to Be 0:09:58 What Civil Disobedience Is 0:11:14 Being Individuals vs. Being Citizens 0:17:30 Critique of Government 0:29:59 Ideal Government 0:38:22 Limits of Voting 0:41:55 Ways to Take Action 0:44:27 Letter From Birmingham Jail 0:58:41 Conclusion NOTES Henry David Thoreau Lecture Listening Notes
READING "Political Responsibility and Structural Injustice" CHAPTERS 00:05:16 Introduction 00:09:41 Why Sandy's Situation a Structural Injustice 00:13:50 What Structure Is 00:22:53 Why Structure is the Subject of Justice 00:30:46 What the Liability Model Is 00:38:07 Limits of the Liability Model 00:43:52 Political Responsibility Model 00:53:47 Kinds & Degrees of Responsibility 01:03:03 Conclusion NOTES Iris Marion Young Lecture Listening Notes
READING “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” CHAPTERS 02:32 Introduction 06:55 Singer’s Utilitarianism 09:28 Dora’s Story 16:25 Bob’s Story 28:54 Three Questions 38:45 Effective Altruism 47:42 Moral Norms Objection 50:50 Endless Giving Objection 55:19 Conclusion NOTES Peter Singer Lecture Listening Notes
READING The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, excerpt from chapter 2 CHAPTERS 05:35 Introduction 07:54 Inspiration & Goal of the Book 14:06 The Typical Crime & Typical Criminal 25:49 Impact of the Typical Crime Model 32:30 1st Objection 42:47 2nd Objection 44:08 3rd Objection 52:32 4th Objection 58:05 Conclusion NOTES J effrey Reiman Lecture Listening Notes