Assignments and Exam Materials

Philosophy 338, Spring 2003

Professor Hubin

Below you will find the reading assignments, paper assignments and examination materials. For lecture outlines, go to the Handouts page.

[Reading Assignments]
[Writing Assignments]
[Examination Materials]

Readings

What is Law?

4/2/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 3-45
4/7/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 46-54
4/9/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 54-59
4/14/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 59-75
4/16/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 75-89
4/21/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 90-97

Constitutional Interpretation

4/23/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 142-176

Individual Liberty and Legal Moralism

5/5/2003 Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 193-210

Is There a Moral Obligation to Obey the Law?

5/12/2003
"Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play" by John Rawls
   (Electronic Reserves)
"Is There a Moral Obligation to Obey the Law" by M.B.E. Smith
   (Electronic Reserves)
"Crito" by Plato


Recommended Reading

"The Moral Obligation to Obey the Law" by M.B.E. Smith

Civil Disobedience

5/21/2003
   [Note: The first two items have new links. The Adobe Acrobat files I had previously posted here were not easily printable. These new links go to pages that can be printed.]

   "Statement by Alabama Clergymen"
   "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
      Click here for an recording of King reading the letter.
   "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau
      (Be sure to read all three parts.)
   "Civil Disobedience" by John Rawls
      (Electronic Reserves)
   "Civil Disobedience in the Modern World" by Joel Feinberg
      (Electronic Reserves)


Punishment

5/27/2003
   "The Expressive Function of Punishment" by Joel Feinberg
      (Electronic Reserves)
   "The Classic Debate" by Joel Feinberg
      (Electronic Reserves)
   Philosophical Problems in the Law (PPL) pp. 467-496

Recommended Reading

"Retributive Consequentialism" by Don Hubin

Writing Assignments

Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper

Draft of Term Paper (Due 5/14)

Final Draft of Term Paper (Due 6/4)

Examination Materials

Midterm Essay Question Bank

Final Exam Essay Question Bank

Note:  All handouts are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If you do not already have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to get it.

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