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v2 – 2013 AUG 16 Leadership & Ethics NS-402 (Fall 2013) Tues/Thurs 1600-1720 Class Schedule and Reading Assignments (Updated 16 AUG 2013) DATE SESSION / TOPICS PREP READINGS Thursday 05 SEP 1 - INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP & ETHICS COURSE Review syllabus & course policies Class introductions Tuesday 10 SEP EMP (28 pages) Why Study Ethics? (Lucas), pp. 3-7; On the Eve of Battle (Lucas), pp. 9-11; Ring 2 - WHY STUDY ETHICS? INTRO TO MORAL REASONING of Gyges (Plato), pp. 13-14; Why is Ethics So Hard (Grassey), pp. 15-19; A What is considered ethical? Higher Moral Standard for the Military (Ficarrotta), pp. 33-43; Introduction to Is being ethical difficult? the Third Edition (Lucas), pp. xvi-xvii. What are the ethical expectations of the U.S. military? CSME (7 pages) Intro (Rubel), pp. xv-xvii; Rescuing Boat People (Rubel), pp. 13-15 + p. 221. Thursday 12 SEP None EMP (12 pages) The Hiding Places of Memory (Lucas), pp. 463-466; The Moral Framework of Military Service (Lucas), pp. 23-24; Relativity of Moral Beliefs and Situations (Lucas), pp. 25-27; Relativism and Objectivism (Porter), pp. 29-31. CSME (2 pages) Our Values or Theirs? (Rubel), pp. 213-4. INT (18 pages) The Integrity of Fun and Games, pp. 153-170. 3 - RELATIVISM When in Rome…? Different cultures / Different values Tuesday 17 SEP 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL ETHICS What does the Oath of Office mean? What does accepting your commission mean? What if I cannot follow an order…? Thursday 19 SEP 5 - CONFLICTS OF PRINCIPLES AND LOYALTIES How do we handle such conflicts? EMP (41 pages) US Constitution & the Moral Foundations (Lucas), pp. 45-46; The Moral Foundations of Military Service, (Cook), pp. 47-55; Constitutional Ethics, (Roush), pp. 57-62; American Professional Military Ethic (Hartle), pp. 63-70; Constitution of the United States, pp 81-95. CSME (5 pages) Come Right (Rubel), pp. 35-36; War is Big Business (team), pp. 53-55. HANDOUT – Officer Oath of Office. EMP (9 pages) Letter from Birmingham City Jail (King), pp. 71-79. INT (12 pages) pp. 5-12 ; pp. 26-29. CSME (10 pages) USS Vincennes - Friend or Foe? (Rubel), pp. 25-28; Acting on Conscience: Capt Rockwood in Haiti, (Wrage), pp. 69-74, pp. 225-6. 1 v2 – 2013 AUG 016 Tuesday 24 SEP Thursday 26 SEP Tuesday 01 OCT 6 - INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY JUSTICE & DISCIPLINE What are the tools to maintain good order & discipline? NL (23 pages) Forward + Chapter 1 + Chapter 2 NOG (12 pages): Appendix B. 7 - UTILITARIANISM Sacrifices for the Group: The Few for the Many? Do the ends justify the means? EMP (24 pages) Moral Reasoning in Western Culture (Lucas), pp. 115-117; Utilitarianism and the Greatest Good (Lucas), pp. 119-121; Utilitarianism (Mill), pp. 123-131, Utilitarianism (Pojman), pp. 133-137; The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (LeGuin), pp. 139-142. CSME (5 pages) Leave No One Behind (Rubel), pp. 3-5; Hiroshima: First Use of Nuclear Weapons (Valaquez/ Rostenkowski) pp. 75-76 EMP (21 pages) Kantian Ethics and the Basis of Duty (Lucas), pp. 143-147; from Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals (Kant), pp. 149-159; A Simplified Account of Kantian Ethics (O’Neill), pp. 161-165. CSME (9 pages) Aviano EA-6B Gondola Mishap (Slyman), pp. 115-121, 233-4. 8 - KANTIAN ETHICS Do the ends justify the means? Moral Duty and the Categorical Imperative 9 - VIRTUE ETHICS + RELIGION AND THE MILITARY Character and Virtue Courage & Friendship Divine Command Theory EMP (38 pages) Aristotle and the Ethics of Virtue and Character (Lucas), pp. 169-172; The Moral Virtues (Aristotle), pp. 173-178; Habit and Virtue (Aristotle), 179-182; Courage (Aristotle), pp. 183-186; Friendship (Aristotle), pp. 187-190; Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle (Gray), pp. 191-193. Religion and Military Ethics (Lucas), pp. 97-98; Religion and Morality: Exploring the Connections (Cook), pp. 99-103; Practical Reasoning and Moral Casuistry, (Jonsen), pp. 105-110. CSME (9 pages) A Sailor’s Request for Abortion (Rubel), pp. 167-169; Altering the Uniform (Gunther), pp. 171-176. Tuesday 08 OCT 10 - NATURAL LAW Principle of Forfeiture Doctrine of Double Effect EMP (22 pages) The Tradition of Natural Law (Lucas), pp. 195-198; from “Summa Theologica (St. Thomas Aquinas), pp. 199-202; from The Ethics of Natural Law (Harris), pp. 203-209. Six Hypothetical Cases (Lucas), pp. 211-217. CSME (6 pages) Incident at Shkin (Schoultz), pp. 7-11; Terror and Retaliation-Who is Right? (Rubel), p. 57. Thursday 10 OCT 11 - MID-TERM EXAM ** Journals Due (for QA check) ** Thursday 03 OCT 2 v2 – 2013 AUG 16 Tuesday 15 OCT EMP (45 pages) The Moral Role of the Military Professional in International Relations (Lucas), pp. 221-223; The Justification of Going to War (Lucas), pp. 225-229; Is It Always Sinful to Wage War? (Aquinas), p. 231; Law and Order in International Society (Walzer), pp. 233-239. Wars of Anticipation (Walzer), pp. 241-247; Re-Thinking Just War Criteria (Lucas), pp. 249-260; Jihad (Knapp), pp. 261-270. Handouts (8 pages) Osama Bin Laden’s Letter to America 12 - ETHICS OF WAR Jus ad Bellum - Justice of War Jus in Bello - Justice in War When is it “right” to fight? CSME (24 pages) Interdiction in Afghanistan (Schoultz), pp. 17-24; What the Hell Just Happened? (Webber & Rubel), pp. 49-50; Incident at a Roadblock (Anonymous), p. 51; The Road to Basra (Cook & Hamann), pp. 83-92; Tiananmen Square (Rubel), pp. 99102. The Geneva Convention for the Protection of War Victims, pp. 243-261; Abu Ghraib (Rubel), pp. 43-48. NL (27 pages) Law of Armed Conflict, pp. 213-239 13 - CASE STUDIES RE: WAR Thursday 17 OCT 14 - CONDUCT OF WAR + LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT Accepted Principles What changes may be appropriate? What to do if “my team” is not right? EMP (42 pages) The Moral Code of the Warrior (Lucas), pp. 271-272; Jus in Bello – Just Conduct in War (Orend), pp. 273-285; The New Face of War (Skerker), pp. 299-307; Ethical Issues (Lucas), pp. 309-314; Why Warriors Need a Code (French), pp. 323-334. CSME (5 pages) CWO Thompson at My Lai (Lucas), pp. 95-98, 227. 15- JUSTICE Theories of Justice Punishment and Retributive Justice Justice and Equal Opportunity What is “just” and how do you decide? EMP (29 pages) Justice (Lucas), pp. 367-371; A Theory of Justice (Rawls), 373-381; Distributive Justice (Lamont & Favor), 383-388; Billy Budd (Melville), 393-398. CSME (4 pages) We Treat Her Just Like Everyone Else (Rubel), pp. 215-218. Tuesday 29 OCT 16 - LIBERTY AND RIGHTS + TRUTH Why are liberties and rights worth defending? Why do the defenders of the nation give up some rights and liberties? When “might” lying be OK? EMP (42 pages) Truth (Lucas), pp. 337-338; Liberty and Rights (Lucas), pp. 339-342; On Liberty (Mill), pp. 343-357; War and Self-Defense (Rodin), pp. 359-365; Upholding the Truth (Lucas), pp. 399-400; Lying: Moral Choice in Public & Private Life (Bok), pp. 401-412. CSME (26 pages) Major Knight and Cambodia (Wrage), pp. 103-104, 229-31; Falsification of MV-22 Readiness Reports (Slyman), pp. 135-140, 235-236; The EE Cheating Case at USNA (Gantor), pp. 149-158, 237-238. Thursday 31 OCT 17 – TBD (No formal class - - Instruction via email) TBD Tuesday 22 OCT Thursday 24 OCT 3 v2 – 2013 AUG 016 Tuesday 05 NOV 18 - STOICISM EMP (43 pages) Moral Leaders and Moral Warriors (Lucas), pp. 415-416; Courage Under Fire (Stockdale), pp. 417-426; The Enchiridion (Epictetus), pp. 427-437; Roman Stoicism (French), pp. 439-449; A Vietnam Experience, Duty (Stockdale), pp. 451-455; VADM Stockdale’s Leadership Model (Roush), pp. 457-460. Thursday 07 NOV 19 - UCMJ + NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT NL (50 pages) NJP + ADSEP, pp. 49-76; Simply scan pp.83-105. MOG (15 pages) pp. 416-430. Tuesday 12 NOV 20 - Debate: Team N vs Team O Thursday 14 NOV Tuesday 19 NOV Team prep work. 21 - Essay Presentations Time-limit: 3:30 - 4:30 (no more / no less) PPT or Visual Aid required 22 - Legal Issues Courts Martial Search and Seizure Investigations ** Essays Due: both Hard Copy and Electronic File ** NL (48 pages) Courts-Martial, pp. 25-33 Search and Seizure, pp. 133-159 Investigations, pp. 171-183 Thursday 21 NOV 23 - FINAL EXAM Study Tuesday 26 NOV 24 - Communications (No formal class - - Instruction via email) To Be Assigned Thursday 28 NOV Happy Thanksgiving (Don’t forget about the Monday PFA) Tuesday 03 DEC None 25 – Review Final Exam + Assess Material Comprehension To Be Assigned MOG (23 pages) pp. 253-258, 334-350. NOG (7 pages) pp. 52-56, 269-270. Handouts from: BUPERS 1610.10A, Marine Corps Order P1610.7F 26 - FITREPs & Performance Evaluations + Mentoring Thursday 05 DEC ** Journals Due ** ** Journals Due ** Tuesday 10 DEC 27 - Dept of the Navy Programs re: GMT To Be Assigned Thursday 12 DEC 28 - Military Ethics: Future Applications To Be Assigned 4