Philosophy 126: Introduction to Values
Schedule of Presentations (Fall 2002)
Equality and its Implications: Affirmative Action
W:10/23: Heather Stellow, Lauren Dart
Equality for Animals: Animal Testing & Animal
Suffering
F:10/25: Sarah Travis, Kyle Ristema
Taking Animal Life: Vegetarianism
W: 10/30: Megan Powell, Rebecca Monsour
Taking Fetal Life: Abortion
F: 11/1: Zack Sabol, Cassady Murphy
M: 11/4: Nicole Lowis, Morgan Hansen
Taking Human Life: Euthanasia
W: 11/6: Cristen Poynter, Crystal Jacob
F: 11/8: Brooke McKenney, Brianne Hauser
Rich & Poor: Poverty and Distributive Justice
W: 11/13: Joe Bush, Nicole Mills
F: 11/15: Alicia Allen, Lucas Oostindie
Insiders & Outsiders: Immigration and Refugees
M: 11/18: Jessica Bebow, Jamie Stahl
W: 11/20: Justin McHugh, Ryan Holbrook
Environmental Ethics
F: 11/22: Theresa Miller, James Edington
M: 11/25: Keith Hansen, Rachel Landuyt
Means & Ends: Legality, Morality & Civil
Disobience
W: 11/27: Nick D’Aigle, Aaron Bradley
Why Be Moral?
M: 12/2: Chad Vietzke, Jason Garvin
Survey Results
| Question |
AGREE |
agree |
Neither |
disagree |
DISAGREE |
Total |
| Affirmative action
is unjust reverse discrimination. |
3 |
12 |
7 |
|
|
18 |
| Animal experimentation
should be banned. |
3 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
| Killing animals
for food is morally highly questionable. |
|
|
3 |
12 |
11 |
-34 |
| Abortion should
banned entirely. |
1 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
-16 |
| Euthanasia should
be legalized. |
7 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
|
19 |
| The poor are morally
entitled to more of the world's wealth. |
4 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
-7 |
| The U.S. should
allow increased immigration. |
|
3 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
-15 |
| Drastic action
is needed now to prevent experimental disaster. |
7 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
|
21 |
| You are morally
obliged to obey even unjust laws. |
|
8 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
-6 |