I've been giving some thought recently to developing a lower-level survey course on different traditions of philosophical ethical thought. Although my department's course offerings seem to me relatively diverse compared to many philosophy departments–we offer quite a few courses on feminist philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy, etc.–I think it would benefit me and my students to put together a course introducing them to philosophical ethical thought from a much wider variety of traditions, including those by Latin American, South American, African, Indian, and Indigenous thinkers and traditions.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle for me, however, is where to start! Given that my experience and training in ethics and philosophy more generally are squarely in the Western-European tradition, I'm not particularly well-positioned to figure out which authors/readings might be good and appropriate for a course like this. I have seen at Daily Nous today that there's a new website, the Deviant Philosopher, dedicated to creating, "quality teaching resources on diverse non-canonical philosophical traditions and perspectives"–and of course there's the APA's own Diversity and Inclusiveness Syllabus Collection. However, neither of these resources currently has anything like a clear, down-to-earth list or description of authors and readings that might be best for a course like the one I'm hoping to put together.
Accordingly, I thought it might be best to approach you all, my fellow Cocooners. Do you or anyone you know have a background in ethical thought from different historical/cultural traditions? If so, would you perhaps be willing to share any recommendations on authors/readings to assign in a lower-level undergraduate survey course introducing students to different ethical traditions?
Thanks in advance to everyone who helps out – I'm very appreciate for whatever assistance you can provide!
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