Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This course covers the definition and scope of ethics, its relation to Philosophy and religion, comparison with other normative subjects. This course focuses on different theories and approaches such as Cultural Relativism, Ethical Subjectivism, Emotivism, Utilitarianism and its implication, Retribution and Utility in the Theory of Punishment, The Natural Law Theory (NLT) and The Divine Command Theory (DCT).
It also elaborates Kantian Ethics, Virtue Ethics, Business Ethics, Environmental Ethics and Bioethics.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Analyze the key terms in ethical debates.
- Understands universal ethical principles and significant theories.
- Present rational justification of those theories.
- Examine critically these approaches.
- Students will be able to present a reasoned argument on a certain topic in ethics.
- Identify ethical concerns relevant to business and environmental ethics. Explores ethical in marketing, race/gender bias, economics, the natural environment, employee-employer duties, and civic relations.
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Course Calendar
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1
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Defining Ethics; and its relation to Philosophy
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2
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Morality as Compared with other Normative Subjects
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3
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Characteristics of Moral Principle
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4
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The Purposes of Morality
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6
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Cultural Relativism as a theory of Morality
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7
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Judging a Cultural Practice to be Undesirable
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9
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The First Stage: Emotivism
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10
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Emotivism, Reason and Moral Facts
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11
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The Presumed Connection between Morality and Religion
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12
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The Natural Law Theory
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13
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The Utilitarian Approach: a Revolution in Ethics:
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14
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Mill’s Utilitarianism: a modified version
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15
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Implication of Utilitarianism
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16
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Is Happiness the Only Thing That Matter? Are Consequences All That Matters?
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17
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Defense of Utilitarianism
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18
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Kant and the Categorical Imperative
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19
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Absolute Rules and the Duty Not to Lie
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20
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Kant and the Respect for Person
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21
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Retribution and Utility in the Theory of Punishment
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22
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The Ethics of Virtue and the Ethics of Right Action
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23
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Some Advantages of Virtue Ethics
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25
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The Nature of Business Ethics
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26
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The Ethics of Advertising and Green Issues in Business
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28
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Arguments for and against the Use and Exploitation of the Natural Environment
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29
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Bioethics---Ethical Issues in Medicine
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30
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Confidentiality, Guilt and Innocence in Treating Patients, Euthanasia, Ethics and Behavior Control, Genetics
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