Philosophy Department

1200 Academy St. Kalamazoo, MI 49006
 

 SENIOR SEMINAR:

The Distinction Between Justification and Application in Morality and Law

 FALL 1999

 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE

PROFESSOR: Chris Latiolais
Philosophy Department
Kalamazoo College
Humphrey House #202
Telephone # 337-7076
Offices Hours:
 1) Mon. 2:00 - 3:30
 2) Tues. 10:30 - 11:30
 3) By Appointment.

TEXT:

 1.  Guenther, Klaus: The Sense of Appropriateness  (Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1993).

1.  INTRODUCTION TO SENIOR SEMINAR 1999-2000

TUES, SEPT 21st:                                                                                                                          WEEK ONE
  1.  Seminar Mechanics.
 2.  Winter Term (Ken Richman).
 3.  Spring Term (Tutorial Sessions).
 4.  Choice of Essay Questions for Comprehensives.
 

2.  THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN JUSTIFICATION AND APPLICATION IN ETHICS

 
TUES, SEPT 28th:                                                                                                                        WEEK TWO
 1.  Guenther, Part One: "The Problem of Application in Discourse Ethics."
  2.  Hand in Essay Questions.
 

3.  DEVELOPMENTAL ACCOUNT OF THE EMERGING DISTINCTION BETWEEN JUSTIFICATION AND APPLICATION IN MORAL PSYCHOLOGY.
 
TUES, OCT 5th:                                                                                                                             WEEK THREE
 1.  Guenther, pp. 73-112.
 2.  Hand in reading list and tentative essay thesis statements.

TUES, OCT 12th:                                                                                                                             WEEK FOUR
 1.  Guenther, pp. 113-136.
 2.  Rough draft of first essay.
 
 

TUES, OCT 19TH:                                                                                                                             WEEK FIVE
 1.  Guenther, pp. 137-170.
 2.  Final draft of first essay.
 

4.  THE LOGIC OF APPROPRIATENESS ARGUMENTATION IN MORALITY.

TUES, OCT 26TH:                                                                                                                                WEEK SIX
 1.  Guenther, pp. 204-247.
 2.  Rough draft of second essay.
 

5.  JUSTIFICATION AND APPLICATION IN LAW: LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY.

TUES, NOV 2nd:                                                                                                                                WEEK SEVEN
 1.  Guenther, pp. 247-268.
 2.  Final draft of second essay.

TUES, NOV 9th:                                                                                                                                 WEEK EIGHT
 1.  Guenther, pp. 269-285

TUES., NOV. 16th:                                                                                                                            WEEK NINE
 1.  Discussion.

TUES, NOV 23rd:                                                                                                                              WEEK TEN
 1.  Discussion.

FINALS WEEK