University of Kansas, Fall 2006
Philosophy 148: Reason and Argument
Ben Eggleston—eggleston@ku.edu

objectives and assignments for chapter 12

The following table shows the types of questions that you should be able to answer after reading and discussing chapter 12, along with the examples of each type that you should do during the time we spend on chapter 12.

type description before lecture on Monday, December 4* in lecture on Monday, December 4 before lecture on Wednesday, December 6* Wednesday, December 6
38 a question asking you to distinguish claims that are value judgments from claims that are not 12-1, 1
—, 2
—, 3
—, 4
—, 5		 12-1, 6
—, 7		    
39 a question asking you to distinguish moral value judgments from non-moral value judgments

12-3, 1
—, 2
—, 3
—, 4
—, 5

12-3, 6
—, 7

    
40 a question asking you to supply a general moral principle as an extra premise to make an argument valid

12-4, 1
—, 2
—, 3
—, 4
—, 5

12-4, 6
—, 7

    
41 a question asking you to detect inconsistencies in moral judgments

12-5, 1
—, 2
—, 3
—, 4
—, 5

12-5, 6
—, 7

    
42 a question asking you to identify or construct arguments based on legal moralism, the harm principle, legal paternalism, and/or the offense principle     12-9, 1
—, 2
—, 3
—, 4
—, 5		 12-9, 6
—, 7
43 a question asking you to identify which aesthetic principle is appealed to by a specific aesthetic statement     12-12, 1
—, 2
—, 3		 12-12, 4
—, 5
44 a question asking you to identify the possible relevance, according to an aesthetic principle, of a specific aesthetic statement     12-13, 1
—, 2
—, 3		 12-13, 4
—, 5

*credit for doing homework problems: You can add up to two percentage points to your score on the test on chapters 10–12 by turning in homework done for this chapter in lecture. Homework will be collected at the beginning of class, and returned in discussion section. You cannot turn in homework early or late—it has to be turned in at the lecture for which is assigned (in the table above). Each homework assignment that you turn in will give you one point, up to a total of two points for homework assignments for this chapter. Homework must be complete to earn any credit, but credit will not be deducted for errors.