All assignments are due Sundays by midnight North American eastern time (ET) of the week given in the schedule unless noted.
(Lesson 10 has special due dates for the paper to allow time for fellow students to do the peer reviewing exercise.)
Unit One: Ancient and Medieval Ethics
Lesson 1 Assignments
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Lesson 1
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Plato
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Activity
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- Complete "Getting Started" activities
- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Assignment: Forum Post
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Lesson 2 Assignments
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Lesson 2
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Aristotle
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Activity
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- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Assignment: Forum Post
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Lesson 3 Assignments
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Lesson 3
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Aquinas
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Activity
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- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
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Lesson 4 Assignments
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Lesson 4
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Essay #1
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Activity
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- Assignment: Short essay on a philosopher's ideas
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Unit Two: Modern/Enlightenment Ethics
Lesson 5 Assignments
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Lesson 5
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Kant
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Activity
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- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Assignment: Forum Post
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Lesson 6 Assignments
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Lesson 6
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Utilitarianism
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Activity
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- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
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Lesson 7 Assignments
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Lesson 7
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Essay #2
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Activity
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- Assignment: Short essay on a philosopher's ideas
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Unit Three: 20th Century Ethics
Lesson 8 Assignments
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Lesson 8
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Benedict, Sartre
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Activity
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- Read materials for Benedict
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Read materials for Sartre
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Assignment: Forum Post
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Lesson 9 Assignments
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Lesson 9
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Gilligan
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Activity
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- Read
- Primary Readings
- Secondary Readings
- Some Guidance
- A Parting Thought
- Assignment: Forum Post
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Lesson 10 Assignments
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Lesson 10
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Essay #3
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Activity
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- Assignment: Short essay on a philosopher's ideas
- Assignment: Peer Review
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Unit Four: Final Paper
Lesson 11 Assignments
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Lesson 11
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Bibliography
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Activity
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- Assignment: Research the topic of your paper and reflect on the experience
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Lesson 12 Assignments
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Lesson 12
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Final Essay Paper Proposal
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Activity
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- Assignment: Write a proposal for your final essay
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Lesson 13 Assignments
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Lesson 13
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Final Essay Paper
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Activity
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- Assignment: Long essay on a philosopher's ideas
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Lesson 14 Assignments
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Lesson 14
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Rewrite Proposal
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Activity
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- Assignment: Rewrite the proposal for your final essay
(Required for all students with final paper score of less than a"B")
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Lesson 15 Assignments
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Lesson 15
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Rewrite Final Paper
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Activity
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- Assignment: Rewrite your final paper
(Required for all students with final paper score of less than a"B")
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