Good and Evil: Concepts and Realities

Program Calendar

Note: This schedule is subject to revision; we will discuss any changes in class.

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Calendar
Wednesdays (6-10 p.m.) Saturdays (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

4/4

Program Introduction

Activities:

  • Introductions
  • Mini-lecture on Positive Psychology (Mark)
  • Mini-lecture on Philosophy and Ethics (Stephen)
  • Library Workshop

Work Due: First Class Survey, Signed Covenant

4/7

Review of Winter/Jigsaw Classroom

Readings:

  • Nobody Left to Hate

Activities:

  • Film: A Class Divided
  • Jigsaw Classroom -- Expert Groups
  • Topical Workshops for Jigsaw Classroom
  • Seminar : Winter Quarter Review

Work Due: Online Signature Strengths Survey

4/11

Evil and Existentialism

Readings:

  • The Grand Inquisitor, Editor's Introduction, Chapters 3-5 (pp. 1-38)

Activities:

 

4/18

Consequences of Ethical Skepticism

Readings:

  • After Virtue, chapters 1-3

Activities:

 

4/21

Consequences, continued

Activities:

  • Film: Bowling for Columbine
  • Jigsaw Classroom -- Expert Groups
  • Integrative Seminar

 

4/25

Eichmann and the Banality of Evil

Readings:

  • Eichmann In Jerusalem , chapters 1-8

Activities:

  • Lecture/Workshop on Arendt
  • Book Seminar

Work Due: First Argumentative Essay

 

5/2

Eichmann and the Banality of Evil

Readings:

  • Eichmann In Jerusalem, chapters 9-end

Activities:

 

5/5

MacIntyre on the Problem with Modern Ethics

Readings:

  • After Virtue, chapters 4-6 and 9

Activities:

  • Film: Ghosts of Rwanda
  • Jigsaw Classroom -- Expert Groups
  • Lecture/Workshop on MacIntyre

5/9

Reconstructing Ethics: Virtue

Readings:

  • Nicomachean Ethics, Book I (all)

Activities:

Work Due: Preliminary Writing on Expert Paper

5/16

Aristotelian Virtue Ethics

Readings:

  • Nicomachean Ethics, Books II (all) and III (1-5)
  • After Virtue, chapter 12

Activities:

  • Lecture on Aristotle (Stephen)
  • Book Seminar

 

5/19

Virtue Ethics Without Metaphysics

Readings:

  • After Virtue, chapters 14 & 15

Activities:

  • Workshop on MacIntyre
  • Jigsaw Classroom -- Home Groups
  • Integrative Seminar

 

5/23

Positive Psychology

Readings:

  • The Happiness Hypothesis, Introduction and chapters 1-5

Activities:

  • Lecture on Haidt (Mark)
  • Book Seminar

Work Due: 2nd (Expanded) Argumentative Essay

5/30

Positive Psychology

Readings:

  • The Happiness Hypothesis, chapters 6-11

Activities:

  • Preparation for Presentations
  • Book Seminar

 

6/2

Jigsaw Wrap-Up

Activities:

  • Jigsaw Classroom -- Home Groups
  • Jigsaw Exam
  • Integrative Seminar

Work Due: Final Expert Paper

6/6

Final Thoughts

Activities:

  • Self-Evaluation Workshop
  • Program Potluck
  • Discussion: Reflections On Good and Evil

Work Due: Portfolio

 

6/11-14

Evaluation Conferences

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