FEL671 - PROBLEMS IN ETHICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROBLEMS IN ETHICS | FEL671 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Other: Paper presentation, homework assignment | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Harun Tepe | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to introduce and to discuss the main ethical approaches in our age. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course main ethical approaches or theories will be studied and discussed by means of referring the books of contemporary philosophers | |||||
| References | 1. Frankena, W.(1970), Ethics, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs. 2. Jonas, H., (1985) The Imperative of Responsibility. In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age, Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 3. Apel, K.O.,(1996)."Diskursethik als Verantwortungsethik?eine postmetaphysische Transformation der Ethik Kants", Kant in der Diskussion der Moderne, Schönrich und Kato (Hrsg.), Suhrkamp. 4. Höffe, O. (1982) "Kantische Skepsis gegen die transzendentale Kommunikationsethik", Kommunikation und Reflexion, Kuhlmann und Böhler (Hrsg.), Suhrkamp, pp. 518-539. 5. Scheler, M., (1973), Formalism in Ethics and Non-Formal Ethics of Values, Northwestern University Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General outlook of contemporary ethics |
| Week 2 | The grounds of contemporary ethics |
| Week 3 | The Kantian Ethics |
| Week 4 | Utilitarianism |
| Week 5 | G. E. Moore and Intrinsic Values |
| Week 6 | Meta-ethics or analytical ethics |
| Week 7 | F. K. Frankena and Meta-ethics |
| Week 8 | H. Jonas and The Imperative of Responsibility |
| Week 9 | H. Jonas and The Imperative of Responsibility |
| Week 10 | The Ethics of Communication: Habermas and Apel |
| Week 11 | K. Apel and Transformation in Ethics |
| Week 12 | Kantian Response to Apel: O. Höffe |
| Week 13 | Kantian Response to Apel: O. Höffe |
| Week 14 | M. Scheler and Non-Formal Ethics of Values |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 50 | 100 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 18 | 121 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has enough knowledge about disciplines and history of philosophy. | X | ||||
| 2. Has awareness of the universal and social effects of the education of philosophy | X | ||||
| 3. Has knowledge about contemporary philosophical subjects and cultural problems of his/her age | X | ||||
| 4. Determines, defines, discusses and solves philosophical problems | X | ||||
| 5. Uses philosophical texts effectively in Turkish and English | X | ||||
| 6. Has the skills of reviewing literature, reading, writing and interpreting texts | X | ||||
| 7. Has the skills of reading interdisciplinary texts and analyzing them | X | ||||
| 8. Communicates effectively in verbal and written Turkish | X | ||||
| 9. Has the skills of critical thinking and interrogating | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates his/her knowledge and skills in philosophy when dealing with current events | X | ||||
| 11. Forms a habit of following the developments in philosophy, art, science and technology with the awareness of life-long learning | X | ||||
| 12. Works effectively in a team environment as well as independently | X | ||||
| 13. Finds appropriate ways of conceptualization for exposing cultural, social, ethical, aesthetical and political problems | X | ||||
| 14. Develops responsibility by pursuing ethical values | X | ||||
| 15. Makes contribution to philosophical literature | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest