Douglas W. Portmore

Instructional Resources

· Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper

· Interactive Quiz on Hedonistic Act-Utilitarianism

· Grading Rubric for Philosophy Papers

· Cover Sheet for Term Papers

· A Little Bit of Logic

 

Syllabi and Some Sample Lecture Notes

· PHI 105: Introduction to Ethics – Spring 2010

· PHI 420/591: Seminar on Death, Harm, and Well-Being – Spring 2010

· PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy – Fall 2009

· PHI 305: Ethical Theory – Fall 2009

· PHI 420/591: Seminar on Consequentialism – Spring 2008

· Utilitarianism and Consequentialism: The Basics

· Act Consequentialism’s Compelling Idea and Deontology’s Paradoxical Idea

· Traditional Act Consequentialism and the Too Demanding Objection

· Rule Consequentialism

· Consequentializing Moral Theories

· Consequentialism and the Self-Other Asymmetry

· Satisficing and Scalar Consequentialism

· World Utilitarianism and Actualism vs. Possibilism

· Objective vs. Subjective Consequentialism and Actual vs. Expected Utility

· Utilitarianism and Population Ethics

· PHI 420F/591H: Seminar on Reasons and Value – Spring 2007

· PHI 420E/591E: Seminar on the Limits of Morality – Spring 2006

Teaching