Course title
00596901
Ethics

 koide yasushi Click to show questionnaire result at 2017
Course description
Learn the essence of the thoughts of ethics. Knowing of the fundamental theories of ethics must permit you to understand the profound meanings of what you have learned in the class of engineering ethics or bioethics.
Purpose of class
Think over how you should keep your balance between human nature and rules of society.
Cultivate the capacity of thinking by yourself on what ground you should judge whether you should or shouldn't carry out any action.
Goals and objectives
  1. Understand the theories of ethics.
  2. Acquire the way of ethical approach.
  3. Cultivate the capacity of analyzing and considering ethically the real ethical problems.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Relativity of the moral Think by yourself whether or not there is an absolute criterion of right and wrong in the world. 150minutes
2. Theory of moral of Henri Bergson Read the materials. 150minutes
3. Plato:
human nature and rules of society 		Read the materials. 150minutes
4. Thomas Hobbes:
Natural law 		Read the materials. 150minutes
5. Mid-examination(1)
John Stuart Mill:
Utilitarianism part 1. 		Review the lecture 1-4 240minutes
Read the materials. 150minutes
6. John Stuart Mill:
Utilitarianism part 2. 		Read the materials. 150minutes
7. Immanuel Kant(1):
Deontology 		Read the materials. 150minutes
8. Immanuel Kant(2):
Categorical Imperative 		Read the materials. 150minutes
9. Mid-examination(2)
Principle of "Harm to Others" and Human Dignity 		Review the lecture 5-8 240minutes
Read the materials. 150minutes
10. Socrates:
Theory of human body and real world 		Read the materials. 150minutes
11. Ethical thoughts of Christianity Read the materials. 150minutes
12. Nietzsche(1):
Criticism of moral philosophy 		Read the materials. 150minutes
13. Nietzsche(2):
Two types of moral and Ressentiment 		Read the materials. 150minutes
14. Final examination
How should human being live? 		Review the lecture 9-13 240minutes
Read the materials. 150minutes
Total. - - 2820minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 中間試験(1) 中間試験(2) 期末試験 Total.
1. 30% 30%
2. 20% 5% 5% 30%
3. 5% 5% 30% 40%
Total. 25% 40% 35% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Your final grade will be calcuated according to the following process:
Mid-term examination(1)(25%), Mid-term examination(2)(35%), and Final examination(1)(40%)
Attendance more than two-thirds is compulsory.
Textbooks and reference materials
Materials are distributed at each class.
Prerequisites
Nothing in particular.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Lunch break on Friday.
Relation to the environment
Environment-related course ( 5%)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 07:11:15 JST 2018