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Everything is in the deck, including the homework, a video:

[This is a note that was added after class] You should be able to see the HW forms now. Also, a few terms came up while we were talking after the presentation. None of these ideas are that hard to grasp, but they have fancy names and definitions. You don't have to read all these links; they are there in case you want to read more about the topic. Consequentialism - "Consequentialism, as its name suggests, is the view that normative properties depend only on consequences. This general approach can be applied at different levels to different normative properties of different kinds of things, but the most prominent example is consequentialism about the moral rightness of acts, which holds that whether an act is morally right depends only on the consequences of that act or of something related to that act, such as the motive behind the act or a general rule requiring acts of the same kind." Utilitarianism - "Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuas...

Hi! I'm pretty stoked that we're doing this class. It's been a while since I taught philosophy, and whenever I run into former students, they have good things to say about it. Also, I really enjoy doing it. I can't help but focus on things I'm interested in, but I hope you internalize what we talk about, and find ways that it connects to what you care about. Class presentation (if you missed it / for review)   Homework - read "Where are they?" Here is a link , and it is included below. Be ready to discuss and answer questions. Also bring in any questions it makes you think of. To show you read it, fill out the following: Loading... and here is the reading, if you don't want to click the link: