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Course Description
Academic Year 2019-2020 • Grade 11 and above • Philosophy Sequence
For reference only; see current year course listing for course availability and details.Advanced Ethics
Sections and Teachers
Instructor: Karl OlesSection dates, meeting times, and tuition are still being determined. Click on instructor name to contact instructor and suggest your course schedule preferences.
Alasdair MacIntyre's book, After Virtue, argues that modern moral debates and concepts should be understood as disconnected survivals of a pre-Enlightenment European culture. MacIntyre traces historical concepts of virtue and touches on related areas of philosophy, including theories of meaning. The first part of the course will examine historical materials as background for the second part, using a survey text, An Introduction to Christian Ethics. The second part will focus on a careful reading of MacIntyre's book.Prerequisites
Students in this course should have experience handling complex material and synthesizing such material in writing clear essays.
Recommended background
Prior study of ethics or other philosophical works is recommended.
Teacher's notes:
This course will include discussion of key figures in the intellectual history of Europe (particularly England and Germany). Students will gain experience in college-level reading and writing.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
After Virtue [Edition or Version: 3], Authors: Alasdair C. MacIntyre
ISBN: 9780268035044
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
This item is required:
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory [Edition or Version: 3], Authors: Alasdair MacIntyre
ISBN: 978-0-268-03504-4
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Other information: Earlier editions should not be used. The third edition included significant changes from earlier editions.
This item is required:
An Introduction to Christian Ethics: Goals, Duties, and Virtues [Edition or Version: 1], Authors: Robin W. Lovin
ISBN: 978-0-687-46736-5
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
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Advanced Ethics
Sections and Teachers
Instructor: Karl Oles
Section dates, meeting times, and tuition are still being determined. Click on instructor name to contact instructor and suggest your course schedule preferences.
Alasdair MacIntyre's book, After Virtue, argues that modern moral debates and concepts should be understood as disconnected survivals of a pre-Enlightenment European culture. MacIntyre traces historical concepts of virtue and touches on related areas of philosophy, including theories of meaning. The first part of the course will examine historical materials as background for the second part, using a survey text, An Introduction to Christian Ethics. The second part will focus on a careful reading of MacIntyre's book.
Prerequisites
Students in this course should have experience handling complex material and synthesizing such material in writing clear essays.
Recommended background
Prior study of ethics or other philosophical works is recommended.
Teacher's notes:
This course will include discussion of key figures in the intellectual history of Europe (particularly England and Germany). Students will gain experience in college-level reading and writing.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
After Virtue [Edition or Version: 3], Authors: Alasdair C. MacIntyre
ISBN: 9780268035044
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
This item is required:
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory [Edition or Version: 3], Authors: Alasdair MacIntyre
ISBN: 978-0-268-03504-4
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Other information: Earlier editions should not be used. The third edition included significant changes from earlier editions.
This item is required:
An Introduction to Christian Ethics: Goals, Duties, and Virtues [Edition or Version: 1], Authors: Robin W. Lovin
ISBN: 978-0-687-46736-5
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Ready to Enroll?
Don't yet have a member account? Click this button to create one. We collect only the information we need to identify you and support your enrollments.
Need to know more first? Click the button to check out our FAQs page. You can also email the teacher (just click on the teacher's name in the section listing above!), or contact our Academic Support advisor (See our Support page).
Scholars Online is fully accredited through the Middle States Accreditation Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Hosted on Interserver