For information, notes and other class resources, click on the appropriate links.
David Brooks New York Times editorial on Moral Literacy and Moral Egoism
Extra Credit Assignment for Exam 1
Extra Credit Assignment for Exam 3
Introduction to Moral Theory and Sexual Morality
Catholic Natural Law Theory and Human Sexuality
Natural Law Theory and Homosexuality
Kantian Moral Theory and the Liberal View on Sexual Morality
Consequentialism and Pornography
Rights Based Theories and Pornography
The Moral Status of Psychotropic Drug Use: Boaz and Wilson
Abortion: Background and John Paul II
Death Penalty: Kant and Nathanson
Death Penalty: van den Haag, Bedau, Liebman, et.al.
Hunger and Poverty: Singer and Arthur
Hunger and Poverty: Sen and O'Neill
The Moral Status of the Non-Human World: Singer and Cohen
The Moral Status of the Non-Human World: Regan, Warren and Curnutt
Scroll down to find links to sites that offer information on moral issues that we are discussing this semester, and on others that you've expressed interest in but we will not be able to cover. These sites are intended as a resource for class discussion and your personal consideration of these issues. Some contain content that could be found offensive. SURF AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please let me know if any of the links are broken.
A good general starting point is the Ethics Updates Home Page. It has a ton of information, links, etc. on all of the topics we will consider this semester.
Sexual Morality
Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love
Prostitution Research and Education
SEP on Pornography and Censorship
Pornography: Research Advances and Policy Considerations
The Hateful and the Obscene: Studies in the Limits of Free Expression
Capital Punishment
These sites are general resources for information and links on capital punishment. I recommend starting with the Death Penalty Information Center. It has a wealth of information that is easy to find and access.
Death Penalty Information Center
Death Penalty Annotated Bibliography
Capital Punishment Research Group
ASC Critical Criminology Division
These are reports on capital punishment available on the web.
Amnesty: Juveniles and the Death Penalty
Amnesty: Innocence and the Death Penalty
Frontline: "Angel on Death Row"
These sites address some of the legal issues involved
American Civil Liberties Union
Southern Center for Human Rights
These are abolitionist sites.
Friends Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
These are retentionist sites.
Hunger and Poverty
These are general information sites, most of them providing statistical information.
National Center for Children in Poverty
These sites offer analysis and evaluation of policy proposals and issues.
American Public Human Services Association
Brookings Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change
Institute for Research on Poverty
These are a few more interesting sites.
Poverty Program of the Brennan Center for Justice (NYU Law)
Center for Economic and Social Justice
Catholic Social Teaching: Food for Thought
Network: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Welfare Reform Information on the Internet
EPN Welfare And Families Links
Animal Rights
Sites offering general resources for those interested in the issue. Most of them offer their own links pages.
Animal Protection Institute (A nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation.)
Animal Rights.net (Links and essays debunking animal rights claims. Anti-AR.)
PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Meat is Murder: The Animal Rights FAQ (Angry Vegans get in your face)
Earthline (Directory of Environmental, vegetarian and Animal Rights Web Sites)
Animal Liberation (A radical wing of the AR movement)
The Environment