A COURSE MODULE FOR ETHICS
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CONTENTS
UNIT IV Deontology
Preface ....................................................................................................................iii UNIT I The Ethical Dimension of Human Existence LESSON 1: Brotherhood or Violence? .................................................................. 3 LESSON 2: Valuation ...........................................................................................6 LESSON 3: Thinking of Ethics............................................................................ 10 LESSON 4: Sources of Authority .......................................................................16 LESSON 5: Senses of the Self........................................................................... 24 Suggested Readings .............................................................................................31
LESSON 1: On Moral Convictions ......................................................................83 LESSON 2: Duty and Agency............................................................................. 87 LESSON 3: Autonomy ........................................................................................ 93 LESSON 4: Universalizability ............................................................................. 99 LESSON 5: Enlightenment Morality .................................................................106 Suggested Readings ...........................................................................................108
UNIT V Virtue Ethics
UNIT II Utilitarianism
LESSON 1: Preliminary: A Case on the Effects of TV Violence on Children ..... 112 LESSON 2: Aristotle: Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Man ................... 115 LESSON 3: The Highest End and Good Is Achieved by Doing One’s Function Well ...................................................................... 119 LESSON 4: Moral Virtue ..................................................................................122 LESSON 5: Moral Virtue Is the Middle in Between Vices................................. 126 Suggested Readings ...........................................................................................132
LESSON 1: The Common Good .........................................................................34 LESSON 2: Principle of Utility ............................................................................ 37 LESSON 3: Principle of the Greatest Number .................................................... 43 LESSON 4: Justice and Rights ..........................................................................46 Suggested Readings .............................................................................................50 UNIT III Natural Law LESSON 1: The LGBTQ+ Question.................................................................... 55 LESSON 2: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Christian Context ..............................58 LESSON 3: The Greek Heritage ........................................................................61 LESSON 4: The Essence and Varieties of Law .................................................68 LESSON 5: Natural Law ..................................................................................... 73 Suggested Readings .............................................................................................78
UNIT VI Synthesis: Making Informed Decisions
LESSON 1: Introduction: What is a Class in Ethics for? ................................... 136 LESSON 2: The Moral Agent and Its Contexts.................................................140 LESSON 3: The Role of Moral Development and Feelings in Moral Deliberation......................................................................... 148 LESSON 4: Steps in Moral Deliberation and the Role of Ethical Frameworks ...................................................................... 153 LESSON 5: Self, Society, and Environment ..................................................... 160 Suggested Readings ...........................................................................................169
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References ......................................................................................................... 171 Index ................................................................................................................... 173
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