Section I: Why worry about morality?
Section II: Some treasured moral systems
Section III: The Morality of Jesus
Section IV: Catholic Moral Teaching
Section V: Three Key Topics in Morality: Just War, Medical Ethics and Business Ethics

Sixth part of course

Student Presentations

Web assignment

Choose one of these. I'd like you to do the first, but only if you think you have learned something significant and worthwhile during this semester.
  1. Essay enttiled "What I Really Learned in this Junior Morality Course." What have you learned about morality and you? What have you become aware of? Has the experiences in this course helped you become more aware of, more challenged by, more knowledgeable about, morality in genereal and your own morality specifically?
  2. Watch one of these videos and write a summary of the key ideas.
  3. Read one of these classic essays on social justice. Then summarize the key ideas. Add one paragrpah of personal reflection.
  4. Listen to one of these Speaking of Faith programs and write a summary of it.

Course evaluation

This is a do it and get it +10. You have to sign these (how else can I give you the points) and I will skim over them to see they are filled out but they will not be read until after grades are in.

Research Project


A recommended article from the NY Times
The Rehabilitation of the Cold-War Liberal
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