Schedule of Readings
Tentative
Aristotle 8/23 - 9/15
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I Aristotle pp. 3 - 22
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book X (6-9) Aristotle pp. 192 - 203
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II Aristotle pp. 23 - 37
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III (1-5) Aristotle pp. 38 - 49
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book V Aristotle pp. 80 - 101
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII Aristotle pp. 142 - 162
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX Aristotle pp. 163 - 182
Epictetus 9/17 - 9/20
Epictetus, The Handbook of Epictetus Epictetus pp. 11 - 29
First Examination
9/22
Thomas Aquinas 9/24 - 10/4
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q90: On the Essence of Law Aquinas pp. 1 - 6
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q91: On the Different Kinds of Law Aquinas pp. 7 - 17
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q92: On the Effects of Law Aquinas pp. 18 - 21
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q93: On the Eternal Law Aquinas pp. 22 - 32
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q94: On the Natural Law Aquinas pp. 33 - 43
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q95: On Human Law Aquinas pp. 44 - 51
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q96: On the Power of Human Laws Aquinas pp. 52 - 62
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q97: On Revision of Laws Aquinas pp. 63 - 69
Aquinas, Treatise on Law, Q100: On Moral Precepts of the Old Law Aquinas pp. 70 - 87
Aquinas, Suuma Theologica, II.II.Q64: Murder web
David Hume 10/6 - 10/27
Hume, Treatise, II,III,III. Of the Influencing Motives the Will Hume pp. 60 - 64
Hume, Enquiry ... Morals, I. Of the General Principles of Morals Hume pp. 187 - 191
Hume, Treatise, III,I,I. Moral distinctions not deriv'd from Reason Hume pp. 67 - 77
Hume, Treatise, III,I,II. Moral distinctions deriv'd from a moral sense Hume pp. 77 - 81
Hume, Enquiry ... Morals, App I. Concerning Moral Sentiment Hume pp. 268 - 274
Hume, Enquiry ... Morals, IX. Conclusion Hume pp. 257 - 267
Hume, Enquiry ... Morals, III. Of Justice Hume pp. 197 - 212
Hume, Enquiry ... Morals, App III. Some Farther Considerations ... Justice Hume pp. 281 - 287
Second Examination
10/29
Immanuel Kant 11/1 - 11/10
Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Preface Kant pp. 1 - 5
Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section Kant pp. 7 - 17
Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Second Section Kant pp. 19 - 48
Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Third Section Kant pp. 49 - 62
Jeremy Bentham 11/12 - 11/19
Bentham, Principles ..., I. Of the Principle of Utility Bentham/Mill pp. 8 - 12
Bentham, Principles ..., II. Of Principles Adverse to the of Utility Bentham/Mill pp. 12 - 19
Bentham, Principles ..., IV. Value of a Lot of Pleasure ... Bentham/Mill pp. 19 - 22
Bentham, Principles ..., VIII. Of Intentionality Bentham/Mill pp. 22 - 26
Bentham, Principles ..., XIII. Cases Unmeet for Punishment Bentham/Mill pp. 26 - 31
John Stuart Mill 11/22 - 12/6
Mill, Utilitarianism, II. What Utilitarianism Is Bentham/Mill pp. 98 - 115
Mill, Utilitarianism, III. Of the Ultimate Sanction ... Bentham/Mill pp. 115 - 122
Mill, Utilitarianism, IV. Of What Sort of Proof ... Bentham/Mill pp. 122 - 127
Mill, Utilitarianism, V. Of ... Justice and Utility Bentham/Mill pp. 127 - 145
Third Examination
12/9

This schedule is subject to change.


Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 31 August 2010