CHAPTERS
00:45 Tagging Along
01:56 A Fogged Up Mirror
03:31 Moral Remix
04:44 Getting to the Starting Line
07:13 Stuck with Something
08:58 Thinking Differently
10:32 A Lo Fi Beat
12:10 I Got Some Gems
13:26 Always a Student
READING
“On the Shortness of Life,” excerpts
CHAPTERS
00:02:14 Introduction
00:08:35 Stoic Ontology
00:13:32 Stoic Epistemology
00:18:04 Stoic Ethics
00:21:31 The Problem
00:24:22 Cause 1: Engrossment
00:35:53 Cause 2: Relationship to Time
00:44:44 Cause 3: Anxiety
00:48:40 Cause 4: Expectancy
00:51:12 Cause 5: Ambition
00:53:51 The Solution
01:03:32 Conclusion
Correction: The passage I read at 34:45 is from Chapter 17, not Chapter 10.
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
READING
“Duties Concerning Islands”
CHAPTERS
04:14 Introduction
13:29 The Problem
19:10 Taking the Problem Seriously
22:56 Contractual Thinking
29:12 Treatment of Animals
35:10 Non-contractual Cases
40:34 Repurposing ‘Duties’
48:58 Answering Her Question
52:18 Conclusion
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
READING
“Telling Patients the Truth” (Stewart) & “Whose Body Is It Anyway?” (Gawande)
CHAPTERS
00:05:42 Introduction
00:08:41 Respect for Persons
00:27:40 Utility
00:46:02 Kindness
00:50:36 Wrapping up Stewart
00:52:51 Gawande’s Contributions
01:04:48 Conclusion
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
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
LECTURE LISTENING NOTES
02:22 Intr
CHAPTERS
00:58 What this Course Is
02:15 How to Succeed
04:59 How to Use this Podcast