Airlines, however, sometimes fail to deliver on such requests. After a brief introduction to platos phaedo, more arguments are offered in this lecture in defense of the existence of an immaterial soul. If that happens, and he is offered a meat meal that he knows will be thrown out if he doesnt eat it, hell eat it. Shelly kagan most people believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand. If not, then the limits of wellbeing must be drawn at the limits of our minds. How do you cover social and cultural history to help your students get excited about history. Shelly kagan s the limits of morality michael slote university of maryland shelly kagan s the limits of morality is a welcome and impressive contribution to the literature of debate between consequentialism and ordinary or commonsense morality. Government work and is in the public domain in the usa. Philosophy the doctrine of doing and allowing flashcards. But of course, that complex nervous system allows you to do calculus. Structural approach to cooperative learning spencer kagan cooperative.
Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each pieceeach students partis essential for the completion and full understanding of the final product. After receiving his ba from wesleyan university in 1976, and his phd from princeton university in 1982, he taught at the university of. Most people believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand. Phil 176 lecture 1 course introduction open yale courses. As shelly kagan has argued, there are several problems with the contrast strategy the. Ive enjoyed reading and listening to the philosopher shelly kagan, both in debate, lectures, and various articles. If you put it as complex nervous systems it sounds pretty deflationary. Free will and neardeath experiences as author at yale phil 176 death with professor shelly kagan, 74 views 6594 views, 49. On the one hand, it could give us reasons to behave or respond differently, and on the other hand it could merely cause us to behave differently. This chapter distinguishes between two basic ways that this particular constraint can be characterized either as a constraint against doing harm, or as a constraint against intending harm and then focuses on the first.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His accumulated distinctions and arguments help to. Other bad aspects of death, part i as author at yale phil 176 death with professor shelly kagan, 3387 views. Shelly kagan department of philosophy po box 208306 yale university new haven ct, 065208306.
But life is complicated, and this claim does not get us very far. Kagan emphasizes the alarming impact of american territorial expansion on indian tribes and the european powers as well as the troubling impact of american revolutionary ideology and liberal society. Shelly kagan yale university abstract peter singer famously argued in animal liberation that almost all of us are speciesists, unjustifiably favoring the interests of. This course taught by yale professor shelly kagan deals with something were all going to facedeath. Shelly kagans death the open yale courses series pdf. In the course of defending a given theory about the foundations of normative ethics, when we try to ex.
This is the stretch of argument and counterargument which i propose to examine more carefully. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. I considered various possible suggestions, but there is one possible reaction that we have not yet considered. If i am successful, the account i offer should not strike you as a description of a new, exotic land or alien terrain. A vegetarian in his everyday life, shelly kagan orders meatless meals when he flies. Death the open yale courses series kindle edition by kagan, shelly. So is the united states a dangerous nation, as kagans title suggests. This is no doubt true that in kagan s hands, death is not very mysterious.
A body that is p functioning, as i have sometimes put the idea. This course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality. Sep 30, 2008 death phil 176 two more views regarding the metaphysical key to personal identity are discussed. Please note that i have not yet endorsed any of it. Kagan s main research interests lie in moral philosophy, and in particular, normative ethics. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Shelly kagan pulls off the improbable feat of saying something original about moral status that is not subject to easy refutation. Kagan s diagnosis is that the contrast strategy does not work because it wrongly. He aims to clarify what the class will focus on in particular and which subjects it will steer away from. Although it would often be meritorious, we are not, in fact, morally required to do all that we can to promote overall good. In this thoughtprovoking book, philosophy professor shelly kagan examines the myriad. Apr 23, 2017 shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale. Arguments for the existence of the soul, part ii overview.
The emphasis will be placed on philosophical questions that arise when one contemplates the nature of death. Death the open yale course series by shelly kagan death is the very interesting book based on a course on death that professor kagan has taught at yale university. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live. Shelly kagan is the clark professor of philosophy at yale university. It is roughly akin, if we may leap forward a couple of millennia, to the relationship between. The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and. Defenders of ordinary morality must establish the existence of constraints, including a constraint against harming. Although i long found that charge compelling, i now. The limits of morality shelly kagan oxford university. So the most fundamental fact about the human conditionwe live, and then we dieis going to stay the same. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading death the open yale courses series. If there is such a thing as common sense, this claim is part of it.
Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls. Kagan structures for desired outcomes kagan structures are in contrast to simply telling pairs or groups to work together. In this thoughtprovoking book, philosophy professor shelly kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Spencer kagan the structural approach to cooperative learning teachers who are well versed in a variety of team structures can create skillful lessons that engage and enlighten their students.
Doing harm is harder to justify than merely allowing harm. Perhaps the most common objection to consequentialism is this. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can. Shelly kagan department of philosophy, yale university. He is best known for his writings about moral philosophy and normative ethics. Theron pummer 2019 in espen gamlund and carl tollef solberg ed. Nov, 1997 death the open yale course series by shelly kagan death is the very interesting book based on a course on death that professor kagan has taught at yale university.
According to the physicalist, a person is just a body that is functioning in the right way, a body capable of thinking and feeling and communicating, loving and planning, being rational and being self conscious. He is the author of normative ethics and the limits of morality. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy, yale university. Shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale university, where he has taught since 1995. What does it mean for a person that presently exists to be the very same person in the future.
This yale college course, taught on campus twice a week for 50 minutes, was recorded for open yale courses in spring 2007. Shelly kagan, a current professor of philosophy at yale university, notes in support of mill and bentham that under deontology, individuals are bound by constraints such as the requirement not to murder, but are also given options such as the right not to give money to charity, if they do not wish to. Kagan received a ba in philosophy and religion from wesleyan. Since then, the open yale course video series has achieved international popularity and been viewed millions of times around the world. According to the doctrine of doing and allowing, the distinction between doing and allowing harm is morally signi.
Much of his work centers on the debate between consequentialist and deontological moral theories, with publications on the nature of wellbeing, moral desert, utopia, and the. My goal is not to argue for a particular theory in normative ethics, but rather to try to give a perspicuous way of sorting out some of the most important theories and disputes. They emphasise a highly structured sequence of steps designed to implement basic principles or visions such as equal. The relationship between a person and his death, said the greek thinker epicurus, is a strange one. Lively interview with yale university philosopher shelly kagan about death, the subject of his popular yale course and new book. I have never seen wlc allow the next question to arrive without a rebuttal as much as he did in this debate. As you can imagine, i was pleased, surprised, and i suppose more than a little weirded out to learn that there was a play being put together based on my course.
The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. To send this article to your account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. Lecture 5 arguments for the existence of the soul, part iii. Shelly kagan had definitely replied in simple and clear responses and pointed out the shifting of questions by william lane craig. Why is yale professor shelly kagans book on death a. Last time, i distinguished between two ways in which thinking about the facts about the nature of death could influence our behavior. In 2007, kagans course about death was offered for free online, and proved to. Jul 12, 20 death the open yale course series by shelly kagan death is the very interesting book based on a course on death that professor kagan has taught at yale university. About professor shelly kagan shelly kagan is clark professor of philosophy at yale. Shelly kagan abstract peter singer famously argued in animal liberation that almost all of us are speciesists, unjusti.
Someone is obviously lying seriously injured by the side of the road, and you are the only other person around. Kagan structures walt introduce kagan structures in order to broaden teaching and learning methodology wilf improved knowledge of kagan structures and will be familiar with approx 6 structures to consider how the key principles of kagan and how these can be incorporated into learning and teaching. Fear of death yale courses professor shelly kagan last. But outside of academia, few americans have heard of him. Other things being equal, people ought to get what they deserve. Shelly kagan makes an especially strong version of this claim that metaethics is relevant to the justificationof normative theory. Of course, you would be acting morally if you helped the injured per. Death phil 176 professor kagan discusses in detail the argument of free will as proof for the existence of an immaterial soul. The lecture focuses on the question of the metaphysical key to personal identity. Whats more, most people also believe that certain types of acts are simply forbidden, morally off limits, even when necessary for promoting the overall good.
Kagan is not involved in the project and found out about it more or less by accident when his wife stumbled upon a notice. Death the open yale courses series kindle edition by shelly. Kagan arrives at this conclusion at the end of chapter 8 and reiterates it in his conclusion, where he notes that death is no more mysterious than the fact that your lamp or your computer can break, or that any machine will eventually fail 363. Cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, the brain, character development, winwin discipline. An interview with shelly kagan erasmus journal for philosophy. Kagan was clear and sharp and he deserves his props. Shelly kagan is the clark professor of philosophy at yale university and author of the 2012 book death. Shelly kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers. Shelly kagan chicago, 1954 is clark professor of philosophy at yale.
The jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique with a threedecade track record of successfully increasing positive educational outcomes. The first approach to answering this question is the soul theory, that is, the key to being the same person is having the same soul. If each students part is essential, then each student is. According to the body view, an individual is identified. Jun 11, 2017 shelly kagan, a social and political philosophy professor at yale, is a respected figure in his field. Professor kagan introduces the course and the material that will be covered during the semester. Shelly kagan on the future of death when we can live decades longer. Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, normative ethics examines an acts rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Department of philosophy, yale university, po box 208306, new haven, ct, 06520. Or should we accept an account according to which people are just. Shelly kagan is a very clear, sensible writer and his book covers a lot of ground, but it is not a very successful introduction to normative ethics, certainly not for undergraduates, and one couldnt imagine a person not already interested in the subject who would be drawn to. Spencer kagans provocative and insightful articles on kagan structures and how they have the power to transform education. One topic hes well known for is that of death, specifically the fear of death, and trying to understand the details behind, and justification for, the general attitude people have toward the concept of death.
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