11/10

Agenda:

Utilitarianism vs Deontology as a framework for understanding death penalty debates.

Utilitarianism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvmz5E75ZIA

Deontology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOCmJevigw

Both sides on the debate use both utilitarianism AND deontology to justify their positions.

Slideshow on Haag's article "In Defense of the Death Penalty"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_C9fVngmGpvQ3d3UmZQUlNqSDg/view?usp=sharing

At each slide, we discuss whether Haag is using utilitarianism or deontology to justify his position.


Independent work-time:
Read following articles: http://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/node/5

find three quotes to copy down in your notes section that encapsulate the author's main points.
Explain in your notes why these quotes are important, what they mean in your own words, and if the quote uses either a utilitarian or a deontological framework.  These notes will be used in the seminar on Thursday.


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