SYC 596E - Bilimsel Araştırma, Etik ve Seminer

Dersin Amaçları

1) To develop a sophisticated insight of philosophy and, in particular, moral philosophy,
2) To comprehend the meaning, scope and fundamental questions of ethics,
3) To learn how to construct arguments and what the most common fallacies in reasoning are,
4) To learn the basic concepts of moral philosophy,
5) To comprehend the basic arguments and problems/shortcomings of the prominent moral theories,
6) To develop analytical and critical thinking abilities on various moral problems that we face in our daily lives,
7) To be able to see the relationship between moral philosophy and political philosophy,
8) To be able to analyze the implications of moral theories in the field of politics and vice versa.

Dersin Tanımı

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. By the end of the course, I believe that students will have a sophisticated understanding of the leading moral theories, their social causes, and the social outcomes of their applications in addition to an enriched and developed perspective on politics.