Monday, 10/19

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Today's Learning Goals

• Evaluate the pros and cons of John Rawl's philosophy called Justice as Fairness
• Contrast his philosophy to communism and the egalitarian nightmare of "Harrison Bergeron" 

STARTER #28
Review the powerpoint slides #13-26 (definitions of Welfare, Liberty and Equality/Fairness through the slides on Rawls' Justice as Fairness explained)

To help you retain this information, write a "reaction" to the ideas we've studied so far in moral philosophy-- some things to consider for your reaction:

• Which philosophy or "approaches" do you find yourself agreeing with the most? Why?
• Pick a moral dilemma or current political issue and solve it from the perspective of a Utilitarian (either Bentham or J.S. Mills), a Libertarian or John Rawls.
• What questions do you still have about the content we've covered so far?
• Draw an image that captures these two ideas from Utilitarianism: 1. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few  2. The ends (outcomes) justify the means (methods/actions to achieve the outcome)

Class Biz

• Today's writing conference schedule (Sign up Honors students and Dylan, Alec and Thane)
• This week's deadlines/assignments (hmwk/cal page)
• SLC's on Wednesday!  Do you know your time slot? Do your parents?

Agenda
Today's Learning Goals

• Evaluate the pros and cons of John Rawl's philosophy called Justice as Fairness
• Contrast his philosophy to communism and the egalitarian nightmare of "Harrison Bergeron" 

1. Go over questions y'all have about the philosophies thus far

2. Study group time for Ch. 6 (First, silently re-read  your group's notes for the previous chapters, then, together, complete the discussion questions for chapter 6)

3. Understanding Rawls' philosophy (see slides 27-32)

4. If time: Morality and Politics of Justice Project Overview: Where are we going with all this?

5. Last 10 minutes:  Take this survey about our school culture for me pretty pretty please!!!