Objective
- Analyze the utilitarian position on ethical decisions
Agenda
- Warm-Up #14: When you ask yourself, "What's the right thing to do" in a situation, what sort of factors do you consider?
- Utilitarianism
- Trolley Problem
- Doctor
- Moral Reasoning
- Bentham
- Queen vs. Dudley & Stephens
- Quantifying Utility
Objective
- Analyze issues of consciousness, memory, and identity
Agenda
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Discussion
Objective
- Analyze issues of consciousness, memory, and identity
Agenda
- Warm-Up #13: Briefly summarize and explain your position on the debate between determinism & free will.
- V:Sauce: What is consciousness?
- Discussion
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Objective
- Analyze an idea from The Happiness Hypothesis in the context of personal experience
- Earn pizza through making a Game of Thrones door decoration
Agenda
- Work on projects and/or door decoration!
Objective
- Evaluate the concept of free will
Agenda
- Get Community Character List
- Ok-Go Music Video: "This Too Shall Pass"
- Brief Lecture - Determinism vs. Free Will
- Q&A
- Community - Remedial Chaos Theory
- Discussion
- Work on Projects (if time)
Objective
- Analyze Artistotle's arguments for a happy life
Objective
- Analyze The Happiness Hypothesis
Agenda
- Warm-Up #12 - Describe one idea from the reading in you found particularly interesting or useful
- Discussion
- Project / Review Time
- Test on Friday - See Sidebar
- Tomorrow: Aristotle
