Ethics

Course title

S2425000

Ethics

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

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
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.	150分
2.	Theory of moral of Henri Bergson	Read the materials.	150分
3.	Plato: human nature and rules of society	Read the materials.	150分
4.	Thomas Hobbes: Natural law	Read the materials.	150分
5.	John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism part 1.	Read the materials.	150分
6.	John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism part 2.	Read the materials.	150分
7.	Mid-examination Immanuel Kant(1): Deontology	Review the lecture 1-6	360分
7.	Mid-examination Immanuel Kant(1): Deontology	Read the materials.	150分
8.	Immanuel Kant(2): Categorical Imperative	Read the materials.	150分
9.	Principle of "Harm to Others" and Human Dignity	Read the materials.	150分
10.	Socrates: Theory of human body and real world	Read the materials.	150分
11.	Ethical thoughts of Christianity	Read the materials.	150分
12.	Nietzsche(1): Criticism of moral philosophy	Read the materials.	150分
13.	Nietzsche(2): Two types of moral and Ressentiment	Read the materials.	150分
14.	Final examination How should human being live?	Review the lecture 7-13	360分
14.	Final examination How should human being live?	Read the materials.	150分
Total.	-	-	2820分

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Mid-examination	Final examination	Report or Small examination	Total.
1.	10%	15%	5%	30%
2.	15%	10%	5%	30%
3.	15%	15%	10%	40%
Total.	40%	40%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calcuated according to the following process:
Mid-term examination(40%), final examination (40%) and Report or Small examination(20％).
Passing grade is more than 60.
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