COURSE READINGS

All readings are available through Queen's University Library's Course E-Reserve. Students may have to manually add PHIL 247 to their course list. Once you gain access to the library's e-reserve site, the readings can be sorted by week/topic.

https://ereserves.library.queensu.ca/

Week 1: Introduction

Tom Regan (2009) "How Not to Answer Moral Questions" (45-49)

James Rachels (1986) "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism" (12-24)

Week 2: Ethics of War

James Sterba (1992) "Reconciling Pacifists and Just War Theorists" (284-305)

David Rodin (2006) "Ethics of Asymmetric War" (153-168)

Week 3: Climate Change

John Broome (2013) "The Public and Private Morality of Climate Change" (284-305)

Simon Caney (2010) "Climate Change, Human Rights, and Moral Thresholds" (163-177)

Week 4: What Money Can't Buy

Debra Satz (2010) "Markets in Women's Reproductive Labour" (115-134)

Michael Sandel (2012) "Incentives" (43-91)

Week 5: Genetic Testing

* Thanksgiving - No Class *

Don Brock (2005) "Preventing Genetically Transmitted Disabilities While Respecting Persons with Disabilities" (67-99)

Week 6: Distant Strangers

Peter Singer (2004) "One Community" (150-195)

Jan Narveson (1999) "Feeding the Hungry" (143-156)

* Mid-Term Reflective Summary Deadline - Week 6 *

Week 7: Private Schools

Adam Swift (2004) "The Morality of School Choice" (7-20)

Elizabeth Anderson (2004) "Rethinking Equality of Opportunity: Comment on Swift" (99-108)

Week 8: Terrorism

Alison Jaggar (2005) "What Is Terrorism, Why Is It Wrong, and Could It Ever Be Morally Justified (202-217)

C.A.J. Coady (2004) "Terrorism, Morality, and Supreme Emergency" (772-789)

* Final Reflective Summary Deadline - Week 8 *

Week 9: Torture

Henry Shue (2006) "Torture in Dreamland: Disposing of the Ticking-Bomb" (31-39

Allan Dershowitz (2004) "Tortured Reasoning" (257-280)

Week 10: Vaccinations

Tim Dare (1998) "Mass Immunisation Programmes: Some Philosophical Issues" (124-148)

Jennifer Flanigan (2014) "A Defense of Compulsory Vaccination" (5-25)

* Term Paper Deadline - Monday Week 11 *

Week 11: Privacy v. Security

James Taylor (2005) "In Praise of Big Brother" (227-246)

Adam Moore (2010) "Privacy, Security, and Public Accountability" (189-215)

Week 12: Legal Ethics

David Luban (2010) "The Conscience of a Prosecutor" (1-31)

PHIL 247

- Practical Ethics -