ITB 219E - Ethics

Course Objectives

The main objectives of the course are as follows:
1. To comprehend the meaning, scope and fundamental questions of ethics,
2. To learn how to construct arguments and what the most common fallacies in reasoning are,
3. To learn the basic concepts of moral philosophy,
4. To comprehend the basic arguments and problems/shortcomings of the prominent moral theories,
5. To develop analytical and critical thinking abilities on various moral problems that we face in our daily lives.

Course Description

This course introduces students to the meaning and content of ethics, various moral theories, their historical and intellectual origins, and contemporary issues in moral philosophy. In addition, this course is organized to enable students to gain a basic awareness of ethical concepts such as good and bad, right and wrong, moral and immoral, just and unjust, value, duty, virtue, utility, happiness, care, etc. and to understand different perspectives on morality.