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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
political science
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Yotam Benziman
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday, 9:30-10:30
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Yotam Benziman
Course/Module description:
This class will deal with moral dilemmas, in which both courses of action are morally wrong, and yet a choice should be made. We will focus on the role of political figures facing such dilemmas.
Course/Module aims:
This class will deal with moral dilemmas, in which both courses of action are morally wrong, and yet a choice should be made. We will focus on the role of political figures facing such dilemmas.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
analyze dilemmas and the values they are based upon
decide what the right course of acion should be
state the public price to be paid for the choice
recommend courses of action that will minimuze future dilemmas
descide what should be the moral code that politicians would have to suscribe to
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
seminar
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction
2-3. “Learn How Not to be Good”
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, New York: The Modern Library, 1950, Chapters 15-18.
Isaiah Berlin, “The Originality of Machiavelli,” in Against the Current, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001, p. 25-79.
4-7. The Problem of Dirty Hands
Bernard Williams, “Politics and Moral Character,” in Moral Luck, Cambridge University Press, 1981, pp. 54-70.
Michael Walzer, “Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands,” Philosophy and Public Affairs 2 (2), 1973, pp. 160-180.
Dennis Thompson, Political Ethics and Public Office, Harvard University Press, 1987, chapters 1-2.
8-11. Are Dilemmas Real?
E. J. Lemmon, “Moral Dilemmas,” in Christopher W. Gowans (ed.) Moral Dilemmas. Oxford University Press, 1987, pp. 101-114.
Ruth Barcan Marcus, “Moral Dilemmas and Consistency,” The Journal of Philosophy 78 (3), 1980, pp. 121-136, reprinted in Christopher W. Gowans (ed.) Moral Dilemmas. Oxford University Press, 1987, pp. 188-204.
Thomas Nagel, “The Fragmentation of Value,” in Christopher W. Gowans (ed.) Moral Dilemmas. Oxford University Press, 1987, pp. 174-187.
Alan Donagan, “Consistency in Rationalist Moral Systems,” in Christopher W. Gowans (ed.) Moral Dilemmas. Oxford University Press, 1987, pp. 271-290.
12-13. Archangels Solving Dilemmas.
R. M. Hare, Moral Thinking. Oxford University Press, 1981, ch. 3, 6.
14. Dilemmas and Existentialism
Jean Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007
15-16. Decision Making and Freedom of the Will
Harry G. Frankfurt, “Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility,” The Journal of Philosophy 66 (23), 1969, pp. 829-839.
Harry G. Frankfurt, “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person,” The Journal of Philosophy 68 (1), 1971, pp. 5-20.
17-19. The Doctrine of Double Effect
Philippa Foot, “The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect,” in Virtues and Vices, and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy. University of California Press, 1978, pp. 19-32.
Warren S. Quinn, “Actions, Intentions, and Consequences: The Doctrine of Double Effect,” Philosophy and Public Affairs 18, 1989, pp. 334-351.
Stanford S. Levy, “The Principle of Double Effect,” The Journal of Value Inquiry 20, 1986, pp. 29-40.
20-21. The Israeli Case
David Enoch, “What Is the Difference Between a Terrorist Attack and Targeted Killing,” in Collateral Damage – the Harming of Innocents in the War Against Terror, The Israel Democracy Institute, 2007.
Iddo Porat, “What Really Is The Difference – a Response to Enoch,”” in Collateral Damage – the Harming of Innocents in the War Against Terror, The Israel Democracy Institute, 2007.
22-24 Rules of War
Thomas Nagel, “War and Massacre,” in Mortal Questions. Cambridge University Press, 1979, pp. 53-74.
R. B. Brandt, “Utilitarianism and the Rules of War,” Philosophy and Public Affairs 1 (2), 1972, pp. 145-165.
Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars, New York: Basic Books, 1977, chapter 18.
25-27. Whom Should One Assist and Why.
Peter Singer, “Famine, Affluence and Morality,” Philosophy and Public Affairs 1(3), pp. 229-243.
Michael Slote, The Ethics of Care and Empathy, Routledge, 2007, pp. 21-41.
Yotam Benziman, Until You are In His Place – Ethics, Impartiality, and Personal Relations, Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2004, pp. 119-129.
28. Conclusion
Required Reading:
See under course content
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 20 %
none
Additional information:
None
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