By the end of this class, you will:

  1. Be able to explain the utilitarian’s Greatest Happiness principle and to apply it to particular cases
  2. Be able to articulate at least one objection to utilitarian approaches to ethics
  3. Articulate the extent to which your own moral views align with those of the utilitarian

(K2, K3, D1, D2, D3)

Before the Plenary

Read This

PHILOSOPHICAL TEXT:

Smart, “Defending Utilitarianism”

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After the Plenary

In the PackBack forum for your Peer Group,

  • post 1 question about this week’s readings & topics
  • post replies to 2 questions posted by others