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) | Melih BAŞARAN mbasaran@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To introduce ethical theories and invite students to rethink the concrete ethical problems of our daily life that have to do with human rights, environment, war, world hunger, poverty, racism, sexism, and capitalism by taking accounts the theoretical means of reflection. |
| Content | |
| Course Learning Outcomes | In this course the students shall discover that there are different procedures of ethical decision making. They will learn how to compare these procedures with one another and criticize one in terms of others. Then, they will manage to apply such ethical decision making proceures to concrete life issues. They will learn how to recognize the underlying philosophical concepts, the different possible positions that pertain to a particular ethical question. In addition to all this, students will be given a contemporary value education. This education accords with the human rights, and leads to a reflection on the problems of professional life in an anti-sexist and anti-racist way. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
John Stuart Mill, “Utilitarisme” Immanuel Kant, Le Fondement de la métaphysique des moeurs, chapitre II John Rawls, La Théorie de la justice) Aristote, Ethique à Nichomacque, Livre I et II Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice, Hubert Faes, “Sens et valeur des droits de l’homme”, Révue d’éthique et de théologie morale, 2011/2, pp. 73-88 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) Catherine Larrère, “Les éthiques environnementales”, EDP Sciences, Natures Sciences Sociétés, 2010/4- Vol 18 pp. 405-413 Peter Singer, Problèmes de l’éthique appliqué. 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 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 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. 374-382. Pierre Demeulenaere, “Comportement économique et normes du capitalisme”, ERES, Revue internationale des sciences sociales, 2005/3 no:185 pp., 465-476. |
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 | ||