Good and Evil: Concepts and Realities

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:

• Lecture on The Grand Inquisitor (Stephen)
• Book Seminar

4/18

Consequences of Ethical Skepticism

Readings:

• After Virtue, chapters 1-3

Activities:

• Lecture on MacIntyre and Emotivism (Stephen)
• Book Seminar

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:

• Lecture on Arendt and Kant (Stephen)
• Book Seminar

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:

• Lecture, Baumeister on Self-Regulation (Mark)
• Book Seminar

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

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