Program Overview

Program Details

The program in question is related to the discipline of Philosophy, specifically focusing on Problems in Social Ethics.

Course Information

• Course Number: HS 623
• Credit: 6
• Discipline Type: Philosophy

Course Description

The course covers various aspects of social ethics, including:

• Life Ethics: Just War Theory, Killing, Death Penalty, Suicide, Abortion, Euthanasia
• Social Ethics: Mass Media Ethics, Justice and Democracy, Inclusive Globalization and Global Ethics, Ethics of Development, Equality and Social Differences, Protective Discrimination Debate, Social Responsibility, 'What Do I Owe to the Other Person?'
• Technology Ethics: Ethics of the Cyberspace, Research Ethics, Technology and Humanization of the Planet, Technology and Development, the Appropriate Technology Debate.

References

1. Beauchamp, Tom L., & others, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (London: Wadsworth Publishing, 2007)
2. Gasper, Des, The Ethics of Development: From Economism to Human Development (New Delhi: Vistaar Publications, 2004)
3. Mappes, Thomas & Jane S Zembaty, Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy (London: McGraw-Hill, 2006)
4. Prasad, Rajendra, Varnadharma, Niskama Karma and Practical Morality : A Critical Essay on Applied Ethics (New Delhi: Vedams Books, 1999)
5. Shaw, William H., Social and Personal Ethics (London: Wadsworth Publishing, 2007)
6. Wellman, Christopher & Ray Frey, Companion to Applied Ethics (London: Blackwell Publishing Limited, 2005)