AET583 ETHICS AND VALUE II:APPLIED
| Course Code: |
8360583 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Applied Ethics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course will begin with consideration of various arguments encountered in everyday life on ethical or moral issues. After developing some skill in identifying ethical and moral arguments and disagreements, major competing ethical theories that the students studied in PHIL 582 will be applied to these moral problems. In order to fulfill this aim, several concrete and pressing contemporary moral problems will be chosen such as birth control, abortion, capital punishment, etc. The students will be encouraged to write and think clearly about these problems, weighing alternative solutions and criticizing those which are weak or untenable. The main focus will be to provide the student with the skills necessary to identify a moral problem and to introduce her/him to critical philosophical thinking over moral issues.
