Class meets live on Google Meet on Monday from 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm and on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm unless otherwise indicated. Assigned readings should be completed before class the day they are listed since most class periods will be devoted to discussion. Please make sure you understand and follow our Participation Norms for Small Group and Classroom Discussions.

Note that UMD defines 1 credit hour as being equal to 3 hours of work. This is a 4 credit hour class, so in total you should expect to spend about 12 hours a week on this class. 4 hours are devoted to attending class, leaving 8 hours per week for reading, writing, etc. Please let me know if you find that you are spending significantly more time on this class than that. 

Week 1

• Mon Aug 31 : First Day of Class. What are our Participation Norms? Introductions.

• Tue Sept 1 : What is Ethics? What is Justice? What is Virtue?

• Thu Aug 3 : Read Chapter 1 of Justice. Discuss. What is a Personal Essay?

  • Note that Chapter 1 is approximately 30 pages.

Week 2

• Mon Aug 7 : [no class] Labor Day.

• Tue Sept 8 : Read Chapter 2 of Justice. Discuss. 

• Wed Sept 9 : Personal Essay #1 due by 11:59 pm. Details TBA

• Thur Sept 10 : Read Chapter 3 and 4 of Justice. Discuss. 

  • Note that Chapters 2, 3, and 4 total approximately 70 pages.

Week 3

TBA

Final Exam 

TBA