{"id":2092,"date":"2015-09-07T15:23:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T22:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/?page_id=2092"},"modified":"2018-03-12T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T19:13:12","slug":"wk10-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/weekly-schedule\/wk10-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar. 12-23 (Singer, Nussbaum, Thomson)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Monday, March 12 <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Required<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2013\/09\/Peter_Singer_WMcommons-PD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1285\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2013\/09\/Peter_Singer_WMcommons-PD.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Singer, on Wikimedia Commons, public domain\" width=\"302\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2013\/09\/Peter_Singer_WMcommons-PD.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2013\/09\/Peter_Singer_WMcommons-PD-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2013\/09\/Peter_Singer_WMcommons-PD-158x150.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 85vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Peter_Singer_01.jpg\">Peter Singer<\/a>, on Wikimedia Commons, public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. Peter Singer, &#8220;Famine, Affluence and Morality&#8221; (1972), available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/1972----.htm\">http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/1972&#8212;-.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Singer, &#8220;The Singer Solution to World Poverty&#8221; (<em>New York Times<\/em> <em>Magazine, <\/em>1999): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/19990905.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/19990905.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Optional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Singer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/17\/magazine\/17charity.t.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;What Should a Billionaire Give, and What Should You?&#8221;<\/a> <em>The New York Times Magazine,<\/em> December 17, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Here&#8217;s a talk by Singer in 2016 about his article, &#8220;Famine, Affluence and Morality&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zbgFbZmldeY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zbgFbZmldeY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a nice interview with Singer on the issue of affluence and global poverty issues in the <em>Philosophy Bites<\/em> podcast, here (15 minutes): <a title=\"Philosophy Bites, Peter Singer on the life you can save\" href=\"http:\/\/philosophybites.com\/2010\/08\/peter-singer-on-the-life-you-can-save-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/philosophybites.com\/2010\/08\/peter-singer-on-the-life-you-can-save-1.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wed. March 14<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Finish Singer, start Nussbaum.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA-695x463.jpg 695w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/Martha_Nussbaum_WMcommons-CCBYSA-225x150.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 85vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Martha_Nussbaum_wikipedia_10-10.jpg\">Martha Nussbaum<\/a>, by Robin Holland, on Wikimedia Commons, licensed <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>REQUIRED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nussbaum, Martha. \u201cCapabilities and Human Rights.\u201d <em>Fordham Law Review<\/em> 66.2 (1997): 273-300<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read Section I through section III (pp. 279-292); the rest of this article is <strong>optional.\u00a0<\/strong>You can access this article for free, here: <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.lawnet.fordham.edu\/flr\/vol66\/iss2\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ir.lawnet.fordham.edu\/flr\/vol66\/iss2\/2\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPTIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A BBC podcast interview with Martha Nussbaum on the capabilities approach: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b012r6vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b012r6vg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An interview with Nussbaum on the capabilities approach (2011): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AoD-cjduM40\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AoD-cjduM40<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A part of a documentary called <em>The Examined Life <\/em>(2008), with Martha Nussbaum explaining her capabilities approach: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cbcGbflpFzI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cbcGbflpFzI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Discussion meetings March 14 and 16<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>There will be student-led discussions in discussion meetings this week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Monday, March 19<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\"><strong>Peer feedback on draft of essay 2 this week.<\/strong><\/span> See the instructions for essay 2 for how to complete it (will be posted under &#8220;assignments&#8221; when ready).<\/p>\n<p>Finish Nussbaum, start trolley problem.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"tram-246682_1280\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280-695x521.jpg 695w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/files\/2015\/05\/tram-246682_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 85vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>REQUIRED<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Watch video lectures on this material <em>before <\/em>class. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Reading:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Judith Jarvis Thomson, &#8220;The Trolley Problem,&#8221; <em>The Yale Law Journal <\/em>94:6 (May 1985). <strong>You only need to read up through section VIII, stopping on p. 1412 (the rest is optional).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You can access this article on the <a href=\"tps:\/\/courses.library.ubc.ca\/c.2djWsD\">UBC Library Course Reserves page for this course<\/a> (requires CWL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Videos<\/h3>\n<p>Overview of the trolley problem, from BBC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOpf6KcWYyw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After watching the video above, please participate in these two polls (optional; this doesn&#8217;t keep track of who has done so or not, but it could be interesting to see the results!)<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-2\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_2\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_2_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"f84b1765c1\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"2\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you think it's permissible for the bystander to flip the switch and move the trolley onto the track with one person instead of five?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-2-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-12\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"12\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-12\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-13\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"13\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13\">No<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(2);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(2); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-2-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"polls-3\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_3\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_3_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"d08fd9f40d\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you think it's morally permissible for the bystander to push the large person onto the tracks, thereby killing one instead of five?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-3-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"10\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-11\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"11\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-11\">No<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(3);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(3); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-3-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below there are two video lectures on the trolley problem and on Thomson&#8217;s article, that I have made. You will need to watch them before class on Wed., March 14.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99wc1C_yDIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtKjuHfjXFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wednesday March 21<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Please watch this last video lecture on the trolley problem, and be sure to read Thomson&#8217;s article before class if you haven&#8217;t already!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sMKZ6OHVE0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, March 12 Required 1. Peter Singer, &#8220;Famine, Affluence and Morality&#8221; (1972), available here: http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/1972&#8212;-.htm 2. Singer, &#8220;The Singer Solution to World Poverty&#8221; (New York Times Magazine, 1999): http:\/\/www.utilitarian.net\/singer\/by\/19990905.htm &nbsp; Optional Singer, &#8220;What Should a Billionaire Give, and What Should You?&#8221; The New York Times Magazine, December 17, 2006. 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