The Right Thing

E1: Introduction

CHAPTERS
00:58     What this Course Is02:15     How to Succeed04:59     How to Use this Podcast
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E2: Plato

READING
Republic, Book II, 357-362
CHAPTERS
02:22     Introduction05:59     Allegory of the Cave10:23     Analogy of the Divided Line27:58     Meno’s Paradox34:26     The Ring of Gyges46:55     Conclusion
 
Note: chapters are listed here for reference. You can skip directly to a chapter while listening to the episode using the links in the player.
 
 

E3: Aristotle

READING
Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, chapters 1-5, 7-13
CHAPTERS
0:02:20    Introduction0:07:10    Greek views of human nature 0:10:36    Akrasia0:15:26    Unqualified knowledge0:21:35    Starting point of ethics0:26:19    Framework for ethics0:30:11     Eudaimonia0:36:26    Nature of virtue0:45:06    Habituation0:57:14    Role of circumstance 1:01:00    Practical wisdom1:02:27    Conclusion
Note: chapters are listed here for reference. You can skip directly to a chapter while listening to the episode using the links in the player.
 

E4: Immanuel Kant

READING
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, excerpts from Section II
CHAPTERS
00:01:59    Introduction00:03:15    Autonomy & Reason00:08:20    Deontology & approaches to ethical theory00:10:30    Hypothetical & Categorical Imperative00:19:24    First Formulation00:24:10    Second Formulation00:32:38    Examples from the text00:38:45    Perfect & Imperfect Duties00:43:00    Good Will, Emotions, and more on Duty00:49:38     Strengths & Questions for Kant01:00:09     Conclusion
Note: chapters are listed here for reference. You can skip directly to a chapter while listening to the episode using the links in the player.

E5: John Stuart Mill

READING
Utilitarianism excerpts from chapter 2
CHAPTERS
03:38     Introduction    06:36     Need for Moral Theory09:47     Structure of Moral Theory11:08     The Highest Good13:58     Impartiality22:23     Criterion for Right and Wrong27:03     The Tendency of Acts28:52     Objections35:38     Morality & the Community41:15     Cultivation46:12     Suffering51:44     Conclusion
Note: chapters are listed here for reference. You can skip directly to a chapter while listening to the episode using the links in the player.

E6: Nel Noddings

READING
Caring: A Relational Approach to Ethics & Moral Education, excerpts from chapter 4
CHAPTERS
0:02:42     Introduction    0:08:57     What is this feeling?0:15:53     Am I obligated?0:27:28     Why should I care for one I dislike?0:30:57     Is my obligation guided by principles?0:40:22     What are we trying to accomplish?0:44:58     Is such a view “unprincipled”?0:47:21     How do we assess right and wrong?0:52:10     Why should I commit to not causing pain?0:58:23     Is care tenderminded?1:03:42     Conclusion
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E7: Henry David Thoreau

READING
“Civil Disobedience,” excerpts
CHAPTERS
0:01:16     Introduction    0:07:47     How this Essay came to Be0:09:58     What Civil Disobedience Is0:11:14     Being Individuals vs. Being Citizens0:17:30     Critique of Government0:29:59     Ideal Government0:38:22     Limits of Voting0:41:55     Ways to Take Action0:44:27     Letter From Birmingham Jail0:58:41     Conclusion
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E8: Iris Marion Young

READING
"Political Responsibility and Structural Injustice"
CHAPTERS
00:05:16    Introduction 00:09:41    Why Sandy's Situation a Structural Injustice00:13:50    What Structure Is00:22:53    Why Structure is the Subject of Justice00:30:46    What the Liability Model Is00:38:07    Limits of the Liability Model00:43:52    Political Responsibility Model00:53:47    Kinds & Degrees of Responsibility01:03:03    Conclusion
Note: chapters are listed here for reference. You can skip directly to a chapter while listening to the episode using the links in the player.

E9: Peter Singer

READING
“The Singer Solution to World Poverty”
CHAPTERS
02:32    Introduction 06:55    Singer’s Utilitarianism09:28    Dora’s Story16:25    Bob’s Story28:54    Three Questions38:45    Effective Altruism47:42    Moral Norms Objection50:50    Endless Giving Objection55:19    Conclusion
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E10: Jeffrey Reiman

READING
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, excerpt from chapter 2
CHAPTERS
05:35     Introduction07:54     Inspiration & Goal of the Book14:06     The Typical Crime & Typical Criminal25:49     Impact of the Typical Crime Model32:30     1st Objection42:47     2nd Objection44:08     3rd Objection52:32     4th Objection58:05     Conclusion
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