TUT 100 Course Schedule

Course Schedule

TUT 100

Virtue in Animal and Machine

Fall 2013

Note, readings are indicated by

[WM] Williams and McEnerney

[GB] Graff and Birkenstein

[BP] Bekoff and Pierce

[WA] Wallach and Allen

[WM]	Williams and McEnerney
[GB]	Graff and Birkenstein
[BP]	Bekoff and Pierce
[WA]	Wallach and Allen

Note that most assignments are due the night before the class date listed, indicated with a ^†

Wk Day Date Topics Readings Assignment Due

0 Sun 8/25 Welcome, Information

Mon
Tue 8/26-
8/27 Registration and Advising Listed in Assignment Registration and Course Planning

Thu 8/29 Writing and Revision Workshop [WM] (General Reference, no particular reading) First Writing Assignment ^†

1 Tue 9/3 Introduction Redux Course Syllabus
[GB] Introduction
[BP] Preface
[WA] Introduction First Writing Assignment, Revised ^†

Thu 9/5 Critical Reading Adler (1941) How to Mark a Book
[GB] What's Motivating This Writer? (Ch. 12)
[BP] Morality in Animal Society (Ch. 1) Close Reading

2 Tue 9/10 Reading and Time Management [GB] They Say (Ch. 1)
[GB] Her Point Is (Ch. 2)
[WA] Why Machine Morality?
Calendar ^†

Thu 9/12 Discussions [GB] I Take Your Point (Ch. 11)
[BP] Foundations for Wild Justice (Ch. 2) Time Plan ^†

3 Tue 9/17 Summarizing [GB] As He Himself Puts it (Ch. 3)
[WA] Engineering Morality (Ch. 2)

Thu 9/19 Citation [WM] Preparing to Prove Your Point (Sec. 2.1)
Gabriel (2010), Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age
Academic Honesty booklet Citation and Academic Honesty ^†

4 Tue 9/24 Thesis Simpson, "Five Ways of Looking at a Thesis"
[WM] What's your point? / What's a good point? (Sec. 1.3, 1.4)
[WA] Do We Want Moral Machines? (Ch. 3) Thesis Writing ^†

Thu 9/26 Argument
(JRC 224-A) [BP] Cooperation (Ch. 3) Reading and Argument Analysis ^†

5 Tue 10/1 Information Literacy
(Noyce 1530) Knott, "Writing an Annotated Bibliography"
Annotated Bibliography
Applying an Argument Discussion Leadership ^† First Writing Assignment, Final

Thu 10/3 Primary Sources Questions for Reading a Paper
Schneeberger et al. (2012) Reciprocal cooperation between unrelated rats depends on cost to donor and benefit to recipient
Sugawara (2011) Emergence and stability of social conventions in conflict situations

6 Tue 10/8 Research, Presentations [WM] Preparing to Write and Drafting (Ch. 2)
[WA] Can Robots Be Moral? (Ch. 4) Annotation and Bibliography ^†

Thu 10/10 Discussion [GB] Yes/No/Okay, But (Ch. 4)
[GB] And Yet (Ch. 5)
[WA] Philosophers, Engineers, and the Design of AMAs (Ch. 5)
Crnkovic & Çürüklü (2012) Robots: ethical by design
Optional: Asaro (2006), What Should We Want From a Robot Ethic?

7 Tue 10/15 Planning Writing [GB] Skeptics May Object (Ch. 6)
[GB] So What? Who Cares? (Ch. 7)
[BP] Empathy (Ch. 4) Argument Sentence Outline ^†

Thu 10/17 Discussion [GB] As a Result (Ch. 8)
[WA] Top-Down Morality (Ch. 6)
Guarini (2012) Conative dimensions of machine ethics: a defense of duty
Optional: Powers (2006), Prospects for a Kantian Machine

Enjoy Fall Break!

8 Tue 10/29 Revising [GB] Ain't So/Is Not (Ch. 9)
[WM] A Strategy for Analysing and Revising a First Draft (Ch. 3) Argument Smooth Draft ^†

Thu 10/31 Liberal Education Advising Partnership
Optional Simpson (2004) Advice for Incoming College Students: A Grinnell Planpoll Planning and Pre-Registration ^†

9 Tue 11/5
Individual Pre-Registration Meetings

Thu 11/7
Individual Pre-Registration Meetings
Argument Final Draft

10 Tue 11/12 Discussion [BP] Justice (Ch. 5)
Horowitz (2012) Fair is fine but more is better: Limits to inequity aversion in the domestic dog

Thu 11/14 Argument & Audience Palca (2010) Monkey Business: Fairness Isn't Just A Human Trait [mp3] (transcript)

Five Research Abstracts
Pierce and Bekoff (2012) Wild justice redux

11 Tue 11/19 Discussion [WM] Revising ... and Polishing (Ch. 4)
[WA] Bottom-Up and Developmental Approaches (Ch. 7)
Guarini (2006) Particularism and the classification and reclassification of moral cases

Thu 11/21 Revision [WA] Merging Top-Down and Bottom-Up (Ch. 8) Proposal Smooth Draft ^†

12 Tue 11/26 TBD TBD

Thu 11/28
Thanksgiving Break

13 Tue 12/3 Discussion [WA] Beyond Reason (Ch. 10; pp. 139--152, 167--169)
Pepe et al. (2008), Motive and Affect Based Control for Uninhabited Vehicles

Thu 12/5 Discussion [WA] Dangers, Rights, and Responsibilities (Ch. 12)
[WA] (Ro)bot Minds and Human Ethics (Epilogue) Proposal Final Draft (Friday 4 PM)

14 Tue 12/10 Discussion [BP] Animal Morality and its Discontents (Ch. 6)
Kerth (2008), Causes and Consequences of Sociality in Bats

Thu 12/12 Deep Thoughts

Wk	Day	Date	Topics	Readings	Assignment Due
0	Sun	8/25	Welcome, Information
	Mon Tue	8/26- 8/27	Registration and Advising	Listed in Assignment	Registration and Course Planning
	Thu	8/29	Writing and Revision Workshop	[WM] (General Reference, no particular reading)	First Writing Assignment ^†
1	Tue	9/3	Introduction Redux	Course Syllabus [GB] Introduction [BP] Preface [WA] Introduction	First Writing Assignment, Revised ^†
	Thu	9/5	Critical Reading	Adler (1941) How to Mark a Book [GB] What's Motivating This Writer? (Ch. 12) [BP] Morality in Animal Society (Ch. 1)	Close Reading
2	Tue	9/10	Reading and Time Management	[GB] They Say (Ch. 1) [GB] Her Point Is (Ch. 2) [WA] Why Machine Morality?	Calendar ^†
	Thu	9/12	Discussions	[GB] I Take Your Point (Ch. 11) [BP] Foundations for Wild Justice (Ch. 2)	Time Plan ^†
3	Tue	9/17	Summarizing	[GB] As He Himself Puts it (Ch. 3) [WA] Engineering Morality (Ch. 2)
	Thu	9/19	Citation	[WM] Preparing to Prove Your Point (Sec. 2.1) Gabriel (2010), Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age Academic Honesty booklet	Citation and Academic Honesty ^†
4	Tue	9/24	Thesis	Simpson, "Five Ways of Looking at a Thesis" [WM] What's your point? / What's a good point? (Sec. 1.3, 1.4) [WA] Do We Want Moral Machines? (Ch. 3)	Thesis Writing ^†
	Thu	9/26	Argument (JRC 224-A)	[BP] Cooperation (Ch. 3)	Reading and Argument Analysis ^†
5	Tue	10/1	Information Literacy (Noyce 1530)	Knott, "Writing an Annotated Bibliography" Annotated Bibliography Applying an Argument	Discussion Leadership ^† First Writing Assignment, Final
	Thu	10/3	Primary Sources	Questions for Reading a Paper Schneeberger et al. (2012) Reciprocal cooperation between unrelated rats depends on cost to donor and benefit to recipient Sugawara (2011) Emergence and stability of social conventions in conflict situations
6	Tue	10/8	Research, Presentations	[WM] Preparing to Write and Drafting (Ch. 2) [WA] Can Robots Be Moral? (Ch. 4)	Annotation and Bibliography ^†
	Thu	10/10	Discussion	[GB] Yes/No/Okay, But (Ch. 4) [GB] And Yet (Ch. 5) [WA] Philosophers, Engineers, and the Design of AMAs (Ch. 5) Crnkovic & Çürüklü (2012) Robots: ethical by design Optional: Asaro (2006), What Should We Want From a Robot Ethic?
7	Tue	10/15	Planning Writing	[GB] Skeptics May Object (Ch. 6) [GB] So What? Who Cares? (Ch. 7) [BP] Empathy (Ch. 4)	Argument Sentence Outline ^†
	Thu	10/17	Discussion	[GB] As a Result (Ch. 8) [WA] Top-Down Morality (Ch. 6) Guarini (2012) Conative dimensions of machine ethics: a defense of duty Optional: Powers (2006), Prospects for a Kantian Machine
Enjoy Fall Break!
8	Tue	10/29	Revising	[GB] Ain't So/Is Not (Ch. 9) [WM] A Strategy for Analysing and Revising a First Draft (Ch. 3)	Argument Smooth Draft ^†
	Thu	10/31	Liberal Education	Advising Partnership Optional Simpson (2004) Advice for Incoming College Students: A Grinnell Planpoll	Planning and Pre-Registration ^†
9	Tue	11/5	Individual Pre-Registration Meetings
	Thu	11/7	Individual Pre-Registration Meetings	Argument Final Draft
10	Tue	11/12	Discussion	[BP] Justice (Ch. 5) Horowitz (2012) Fair is fine but more is better: Limits to inequity aversion in the domestic dog
	Thu	11/14	Argument & Audience	Palca (2010) Monkey Business: Fairness Isn't Just A Human Trait [mp3] (transcript) Five Research Abstracts Pierce and Bekoff (2012) Wild justice redux
11	Tue	11/19	Discussion	[WM] Revising ... and Polishing (Ch. 4) [WA] Bottom-Up and Developmental Approaches (Ch. 7) Guarini (2006) Particularism and the classification and reclassification of moral cases
	Thu	11/21	Revision	[WA] Merging Top-Down and Bottom-Up (Ch. 8)	Proposal Smooth Draft ^†
12	Tue	11/26	TBD	TBD
	Thu	11/28	Thanksgiving Break
13	Tue	12/3	Discussion	[WA] Beyond Reason (Ch. 10; pp. 139--152, 167--169) Pepe et al. (2008), Motive and Affect Based Control for Uninhabited Vehicles
	Thu	12/5	Discussion	[WA] Dangers, Rights, and Responsibilities (Ch. 12) [WA] (Ro)bot Minds and Human Ethics (Epilogue)	Proposal Final Draft (Friday 4 PM)
14	Tue	12/10	Discussion	[BP] Animal Morality and its Discontents (Ch. 6) Kerth (2008), Causes and Consequences of Sociality in Bats
	Thu	12/12	Deep Thoughts

Jerod Weinman
Created 17 August 2013