Department of Philosophy

Philosophy 101       Morals and Society:
  
Steve Odin
Office: Sakamaki B307
Office Tel. #956-8172
Office Hours: WF 9:30-10:30  & by Appointment
Email:

COURSE SYLLABUS 

August
3.  Indian Ethics-Hinduism (Readings: The Pulse of Wisdom, Brannigan. Ch. 1; also     Ch. 5)
4.  Indian Ethics-Buddhism (Brannigan, Ch. 5)

September
1. Chinese Ethics-Confucianism (Brannigan, Ch. 5)
2. Chinese Ethics-Daoism (Brannigan, Ch. 5)
3. Japanese Ethics-Bushido (Brannigan, Ch. 5; also, Ch. 6, pp.  338-344; Bushido,  Nitobe     Ch. 3 and 9).
4. Japanese modern ethics of Watsuji Tetsuro (continued)
 
October
1.  Review & Midterm
2.  Plato's Ethics (Readings: Great Traditions in Ethics,  White et al., Ch. 1 and 2).
3. Aristotle's Virtue Ethics (White,  Ch. 3)
4. Kant's Deontological Ethics (White, Ch. 11)
 
November
1. Kant's Deontological Ethics (continued)
2.  Mill's Utilitarian Ethics (White, Ch. 12)
3. Nietzsche's Existentialist Ethics (White, Ch. 16)
4. Kierkegaard's Existentialist Ethics

December
1. Sartre's Existentialist Ethics & Review Class
    Final Exam:   Monday, May   7, 2007   (9:45-11:45)
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Criteria for Grades
1. Participation and Attendance  5%
2. Midterm Exam 25%
3. Final  Exam 25%
4. Papers 45%






Required Textbooks
Michael C. Brannigan        The Pulse of Wisdom: The Philosophies of India, China and Japan,     Wadsworth Publishing, 1999 ISBN 0534551270.
Theodore C. Denise,         Great Traditions in Ethics 12th ed.,                                                  Wadsworth Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0495094986
Inazo Nitobe                    Bushido: Samurai Ethics & the Soul of Japan, 10th edition,                Dover Publications, 2004, ISBN 0486433919


Student Learning Objectives will include (i) demonstrated knowledge of the fundamental teachings in the history of both western and eastern traditions; (ii) the ability to clearly articulate basic arguments from the ethical traditions both verbally and through written compositions; (iii) an ability to solve ethical problems in concrete situations by applying various ethical principles.

Plagiarism  includes but is not limited to submitting, in fulfillment of an academic requirement, any work that has been copied in whole or in part from another individual's work without attributing that borrowed portion to the individual; neglecting to identify as a quotation another's idea and particular phrasing that was not assimilated into the student's language and style or paraphrasing a passage so that the reader is misled as to the source; submitting the same written or oral or artistic material in more than one course without obtaining authorization  from the instructors involved; or "drylabbing," which includes obtaining and using experimental data and laboratory write-ups from other sections of a course or from previous terms. (The University of Hawaii Student Conduct Code) Any student who plagiarizes in this course will receive a failing grade and will be referred to the Dean of Students. To keep out of harm's way in this area cite your sources and when you quote use quotation marks.
 
Disability Statement
If you feel you need reasonable accommodations because of the impact of a disability, please (i) contact the KOKUA Program, room 013, QLCSS, 956-7511 or 956-7612; (ii) speak with me privately to discuss your specific needs. I will be happy to work with you and the KOKUA Program to meet you access needs related to your documented disability.