It is essential that you read the assigned material prior to each class meeting. Most students find that reading philosophy takes much more time than reading other subjects. For the philosophical essays, I suggest a quick first reading that allows you to obtain a general feeling for the work, followed by a slow and careful second reading. The reading load has been calculated with this in mind. I will assume both in discussion and in lecture that you have completed the assigned reading for the week.
Thoughtful discussion is an essential part of philosophy and an acquired skill.
Students are expected to fully participate in the discussion sections where this means actively listening as well as speaking. Personal Profiles will be distributed during the first class meeting and must be completed and turned in by the second class meeting. The exams are designed to test your ability to apply ethical theories to specific cases in useful and constructive ways. There will be one team project. Early in the semester students will be divided into separate teams.