Ethics(PH205)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH205 | Ethics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Zübeyde Gaye ÇANKAYA EKSEN gayecankaya@yahoo.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Knowledge of problems of ethics as a discipline philosophic: Kant |
| Content | Moral questions in relation with History of Philosophy: case of Kant |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1.Comparatif knowledge of antics and moderns ethics theories 2. Critics of customs and philosophical approche to ethics problems 3.Kantian Moral Theory |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Interpretation of textes |
| References |
Kant: Metaphysic of Moral Aristotle: Nicomakhian Ethic |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Trolley Dilemma: Introduction to the contrast between utilitarianism and kantianism (video: Michael Sandel, Justice, Lecture I, youtube). |
| 2 | Utilitarianism (John Stuart Mill, “Utilitarisme”). |
| 3 | Kant’s ethics (Immanuel Kant, Le Fondement de la métaphysique des mœurs, chapitre II) |
| 4 | Liberal theory of justice (John Rawls, La Théorie de la justice) |
| 5 | Aristotle’s virtue ethics (Aristote, Ethique à Nichomacque, Livre I et II) |
| 6 | Ethics of care (Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice, excepte) |
| 7 | Human Rights (Hubert Faes, “Sens et valeur des droits de l’homme”, Révue d’éthique et de théologie morale, 2011/2, pp. 73-88 |
| 8 | Raymond Massé, “Valeurs universelles et relativisme culturel et recherche internationale; les contributions d’un principisme sensible aux contextes socioculturels, Presses de Sciences Po/ Autrepart, 2003/4 no: 28, pp. 21-35) |
| 9 | Environmental ethics (Catherine Larrère, “Les éthiques environnementales”, EDP Sciences, Natures Sciences Sociétés, 2010/4- Vol 18 pp. 405-413) |
| 10 | World-hunger and poverty (Peter Singer, Problèmes de l’éthique appliqué) |
| 11 | Ethics of war, (Jean Vincent Holeindre, “Les deux guerres justes. L’éthique de la guerre face aux évolutions récentes de la conflictualité internationale”, Presses de Sciences Po / Raisons Politiques, 2012/1 no: 45) |
| 12 | Sexism : (Sally Haslanger, “Gender and Social Construction: Who? What? When? Where? How?”, Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, ed. Larry May, Kai Wong, and Jill Delston, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 318-325) |
| 13 | Racism, “Naomi Zack, “Philosophical and Social Implications of Race, Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, ed. Larry May, Kai Wong, and Jill Delston, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 37 |
| 14 | Capitalisme et éthique : (Pierre Demeulenaere, “Comportement économique et normes du capitalisme”, ERES, Revue internationale des sciences sociales, 2005/3 no:185 pp., 465-476) |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Analyze philosophical texts with analytical and critical rigor; | X | ||||
| 2 | Get an exhaustive knowledge on the history of philosophy; from antiquity to 20th century; | X | ||||
| 3 | Provide access to information and expertise in the fields of systematic philosophy, such as ethic, esthetic, history of science, philosophy of society; | X | ||||
| 4 | Establish the relation between philosophy and other fields of knowledge, such as, history, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other positive sciences; | X | ||||
| 5 | Learn the theories of political science and the philosophical evaluation of historical and actual events; | X | ||||
| 6 | Have a sufficient level of French and English in order to follow philosophical debates; | X | ||||
| 7 | Have a sufficient level of the ancient Greek, Latin and Ottoman languages for reading philosophical texts written in these; | |||||
| 8 | Develop a creative thinking and a knowledge of aesthetic theories which will allow the analysis of artworks and the history of art; | |||||
| 9 | Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Quiz | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.60 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||