Handouts, readings, lecture outlines...
Listed below are the handouts we will be referring to during the course of the Contemporary Ethical Issues discussions.
2. The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens
4. Ruggiero 1, Why Study Ethics
5. Ruggiero 2, The Majority View & Ethics
6. Ruggiero 3, Feelings & Ethics
7. Ruggiero 4, The Shapers of Conscience
8. Ruggiero 5, Comparing Cultures
10. Rachels, The Challenge of Cultural Relativism
11. Stages of Moral Development (outline)
12. Stages of Moral Development (pyramid)
13. Sample Ethics in the News response
14. Kozinski, "Tinkering With Death"
15.Reiman, "Justice, Civilization and the Death Penalty"
16. Tucker, "Why the Death Penalty Works"
17. "The Death Penalty is Unjust"
18. Lecture outline: Capital Punishment
19. Van den Haag, "Capital Punishment Saves Lives"
20. Capital Punishment Questionnaire
21. Stages of Moral Development
22. Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
23. Sample Rubric: Ethics in the News
24. Ethics in the News Instructions
25. Kohlberg's Stages Simplified
28. Pro & Con Capital Punishment Arguments
29. Death Penalty Internet Research
31. Death Penalty Paper Assignment
32. Capital Punishment Overview
33. Why the U.S. Will Abandon Capital Punishment
36. Death Penalty Case Studies
39. Pre-Unit Questionnaire: Abortion
40. Capital Punishment Paper Rubric
42. Abortion Pro- and Con- Arguments
44. Abortion Political Cartoons
46. The Storm Lake Murder Case
47. The Storm Lake In-Class Writing Assignment
48. Parental Notification Laws
49. Who is Accountable for Children's Education?