Philosophy 104: Introduction to Ethics
Russell Marcus, Instructor. Email me.
Queens College, Spring 2006
Our last quiz will be on Monday, May 15.
Preparatory Information Regarding the Final Examination
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Course Material
Links to Sites I Recommend for This Course
The Queens College Writing Center
For the Theory Portion of the Course:
The Aghori, Hindu cannibals. A German cannibal.
A Nice Kant Page, not specific to his moral philosophy, but with links to texts and a few other good pages
Aristotle and Virtue Ethics, good links, but also a lot of distracting material
Proudhon on "Property is Theft"
Mandeville, and the Fable of the Bees
Libertarians in favor of the free market
Progressives, opposed to the free market
Each of the above two websites is worth some time
Applications of the Prisoner's Dilemma, not entirely accurate, but interesting
An iterated (repeated) Prisoner's Dilemma, with a simple interactive simulator
A sophisticated discussion of the Prisoner's Dilemma
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
For the Practice Portion of the Course:
Abortion Facts, from the Alan Guttmacher Institute
A detailed examination of issues surrounding drug legalization, by the Cato institute
The DEA's position on drug legalization
An amazing array of material about capital punishment.
A timeline regarding capital punishment.
The Website for Big Love, the HBO soap opera about polygamy.
Divorce Statistics, from the Census Bureau (a report with lots of charts), and from an anti-divorce group (clearer, and more historical).
Other Links
Some Philosophy Departments in the New York Area
A Few More Links
Thoughts, Arguments and Rants, a Philosophy Blog
The Guerilla Radio Show: Philosophy Radio on the Web
The American Philosophical Association
Guide to Philosophy on the Net (Links to everything, many are broken)
Fun
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy