Ethics
23 videos • 27,127 views • by Language and Ideas Ethics is a course that introduces students to the ethical dimension of human existence at various levels—personal, societal, environmental, and cultural. What is ethics, how is it framed and practiced, and what is its value to society and the person are the major questions the course seeks to answer. The first part lays the groundwork—the meaning of ethics—and leads students through the analysis of human experience, linking it to elements of the ethical dimension. Part one of the course culminates in the students’ ability to translate human experiences into ethical cases. The second part of the course takes students through the various classical ethical frameworks—utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics, and natural ethics—providing them with the tools by which to articulate and analyze the ethical cases they constructed. These frameworks also embed sets of values that students will be asked to examine. This portion of the course culminates in the students’ ability to express their constructed ethical cases in the language and form of particular ethical framework. The last part guides students through the analysis and evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the various ethical frameworks and their value to human life and society. The end goal is for students to be able to make informed decisions on their constructed ethical cases. #ethics #gened #ge8 #gened8