MODULE I – Grounding Our Ethics

Sec 1 • What is Morality?

1.1 Defining Ethics
1.2 The Critical Thinker

Sec 2 • Key Concepts in Ethics

2.1 “Proving” Ethics
2.2 Moral Nihilism
2.3 Moral Relativism
2.4 Moral Objectivism

Sec 3 • Applied Ethics I: The Environment

3.1 Natural Law Theory
3.2 St. Aquinas’ Seven Basic Goods
3.3 Natural Law & the Environment
3.4 Sustainability & Biodiversity

MODULE II – Personal Character & Virtue

Sec 4 • On Character

4.1 Personal Character
4.2 Finding Our Purpose
4.3 Golden Mean
4.4 The Four Kinds of People You Meet

Sec 5 • Western Virtue

5.1 On Pleasure
5.2 What Would Epicurus Buy?
5.3 The Stoic View
5.4 Tranquility in the West

Sec 6 • Eastern Virtue

6.1 Confucian Relationships
6.2 Confucian Values
6.3 Buddhist Ethics
6.4 Tranquility in the East

Sec 7 • Applied Ethics II: The Ethics of Giving

7.1 Is Greed Good?
7.2 The Problem of Egoism
7.3 Altruism & Religious Motivation
7.4 Altruism & Science

MODULE III – Contract, Duty, & Autonomy

Sec 8 • The Social Contract

8.1 Modernity & Secular Ethics
8.2 The State of Nature
8.3 Social Contract Theory
8.4 The Value of a Good Will

Sec 9 • What is Our Duty?

9.1 Our Duties
9.2 Our Maxims
9.3 The Principle of Universality
9.4 The Principle of Humanity

Sec 10 • Autonomy & Pluralism

10.1 Acting with Autonomy
10.2 Respect & Consent
10.3 Why Pluralism?
10.4 Prima Facie Duties

Sec 11 • Applied Ethics III: Ethics in the Workplace

11.1 Equal Respect in the Workplace
11.2 Why Have Workplace Protections?
11.3 Care Ethics in the Workplace
11.4 Leadership Ethics

MODULE IV – Consequentialism & Future Tech

Sec 12 • The Happy Society

12.1 The Happy Society
12.2 Consequentialism
12.3 Utilitarianism: A Primer
12.4 Expected vs. Actual Utility

Sec 13 • Deontology vs. Utilitarianism

13.1 Kant: Duty-Based Ethics (A Review)
13.2 Mill: Teleological-Based Ethics (A Review)
13.3 Rules vs. Acts
13.4 The Trolley Problem

Sec 14 • Applied Ethics IV: Ethics & Technology

14.1 Digital Surveillance
14.2 Ethics & A.I.
14.3 Bioethics & Healthcare
14.4 Ethics & Social Media