PHL 205 Contemporary Moral Issues Course topics ripped from today’s headlines! Applied Ethics, Social Philosophy, Public Policy Personal, social, political.

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PHL 205 Contemporary Moral Issues Course topics ripped from today’s headlines! Applied Ethics, Social Philosophy, Public Policy Personal, social, political

Classroom Mechanics Scary TV cameras – get over yourself! YouTube video available day after each class Speak up! Don’t filibuster Be civil 10 minute break after about 50 minutes

First Week Tasks Login to Moodle by Thursday night or you may be dropped Friday Syllabus in Moodle – read it! Thursday: Read Dr Assisted Suicide – come prepared for discussion! Also read Satris Intro & Pojman argument against Moral Relativism Online Students: Posts due Sunday night

Four Sections Studio Classroom Cottage Grove Honors Cable Television/Online Video

Class Requirements 4 exams, each worth 20% (multiple choice, T/F, taken in Testing Lab in CEN456) Studio Classroom: 20% participation Cottage Grove: 20% participation Honors: 20% paper/presentation Cable Television/Online Video: 20% online forum posts

Moral Relativism For the purposes of the class, we are assuming moral absolutism or universalism If you’re interested in metaethics, take PHL 201 Ethics No previous knowledge of ethics required

Moral Relativism Violates general principle that truth is that which corresponds with reality No one consistently believes or follows it Obvious immoral individuals/corrupt customs or cultures

Moral Relativism Majority/status quo always right Absurd morality of polls Social protest by the minority always wrong Moral progress is impossible No non-arbitrary way to draw cultural lines

Making Moral Arguments Avoid logical fallacies –Ad hominem –Tu quoque –Ad populum –Straw man –Red herring –Lack of proportion

Making Moral Arguments Three types of premises –Fundamental moral principles –Empirical principles –Legal principles