ES-209 ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR (FOR NON MUSLIMS)
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 2
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | PLO | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Explain the ethical teachings of the world’s major religions | PLO-8 |
Coginitive |
| 2 | Describe the importance and implications of ethics on individuals and societies | PLO-8 | Coginitive Level 2* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Introduction to Ethics:
- Definition of Ethics
- Definition between normative and positive science
- Problem of freewill
- Method of Ethics
- Uses of Ethics
- Ethical Theories:
- History of Ethics: Greek Ethics, Medieval, Modern Ethics
- Basic concept of right and wrong: good and evil
- Utilitarianism, hedonism, self-realization: egoism, intuitionism, rationalism
- Kant’s moral philosophy
- Ethics & Religion:
- The relation of Ethics to religion
- Basic ethical principles of major religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam
- Ethics, Society, and moral theory:
- Ethical foundation of Rights and Duties
- Applied Ethics
- Society as the background of moral life
- Universalism and Altruism
- Theories of punishment
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(01) An Introduction to Ethics by Lillie W.
(02) Philosophy : the Basic by Warburton N.
(03) Quranic Ethics by Dar B. Ahmed
(04) A Companion of Ethics by Singer P.
*For details of Taxonomy Levels CLICK HERE!
