COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · PH205
Ethics
Compulsory · French
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Content Weekly Contents Assessment System Relation of Proficiency ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
Zübeyde Gaye ÇANKAYA EKSEN
gayecankaya@yahoo.com
gayecankaya@yahoo.com
Content
Objective
Knowledge of problems of ethics as a discipline philosophic: Kant
Course 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
Weekly Contents
| 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) |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Activities | 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 |
| Total | 2 | 50 |
Relation of Proficiency
| 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 | ||||
ECTS
| 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 | ||