In the course “Ethics: Theories and Applications” the learner would primarily become acquainted with several key ethical theories in the form of a detailed historical sketch which will be accompanied by an exploration of how one can apply these ethical theories to see, to understand and to resolve the ethical dilemmas we face in our day to day lives.Course Credit4
Overview
Syllabus
WEEKS
TOPICS
Week-1
Nature and Scope of Ethics
Week-2
Challenges and Importance of Ethics
Week-3
Ethics in the History of Indian Philosophy
Week-4
Ethics in the History of Indian Philosophy
Ethics in the History of Western Philosophy
Week-5
Ethics in the History of Western Philosophy
Week-6
Human Values
Week-7
Human Virtues
Week-8
Human Rights
Human Duties
Week-9
International Ethics
Bioethics
Week-10
Environmental Ethics
Media Ethics
Week-11
Natural Moral Law
Deontology and Moral Responsibility
Week-12
Discourse Ethics
Social Institutions
Taught by
Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur
