| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | SBK337 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Marco BOSCHELE
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Examine basic texts of the history of ethics.
2) Analyze major methodological approaches in ethics.
3) Raise awareness of the current moral issues.
4) Produce solutions about current moral issues.
5) Ground moral actions.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | |
| 3 | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | |
| 4 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | |
| 5 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The course focuses such theoretical approaches as naturalism, utilitarianism, de-ontologism, and such current issues as economic justice, political corruption, racism/ ethnic-essentialism, gender, abortion, environment, animal rights, euthanasia.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction2) Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
3) Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
4) Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
5) Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
6) Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
7) Kant: Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
8) Mid-term Exam
9) Korsgaard: Self-Constitution in the Ethics of Plato and Kant
10) Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism
11) Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism
12) Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
13) Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
14) Sarte: Anti-Semite and Jew
15) General Evaluation
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required