Ethics: Theories and Applications

By Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur | Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 657

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 Credit

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Not Applicable
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Certificate
Start Date :	01 Feb 2022
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2022
Exam Date :

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Course layout

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
Week-4	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
Week-8	Human Duties
Week-9	International Ethics
Week-9	Bioethics
Week-10	Environmental Ethics
Week-10	Media Ethics
Week-11	Natural Moral Law
Week-11	Deontology and Moral Responsibility
Week-12	Discourse Ethics
Week-12	Social Institutions

Books and references

1) Blackburn, Simon. Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
2) Chadwick, Ruth, Dan Callahan & Peter Singer (eds.). Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, 4 Vol. San Diego: Academic Press, 1998. (Topics: Bioethics, Ethics of Care, Discourse Ethics, Environmental Ethics, The Family, Global Ethics, Hinduism, Buddhism, Human Rights, Journalism Ethics, Objectivity in Reporting, Social Ethics, Everyday Ethics).

3) Singer, Peter (ed.). A companion to Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993. (Chapter 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22, 24, 34)

4) Rachels, James & Stuart Rachels. The Elements of Moral Philosophy. 9th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019.

5) Ranganathan, Shyam. Ethics and the History of Indian Philosophy. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2007.

6) Singer, Peter. Practical Ethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. (Chapter 1 and 10).

Instructor bio

Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi

She is presently a Professor with the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Study, IGNOU. She has a Ph.d in History with specialization in Ancient History from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has class room teaching experience for 20 years (17 years in Delhi University and 3 years in IGNOU).She has authored three books. Awarded UGC JRF and SRF, Homi Bhaba Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Charles Wallace India Trust Research Fellowship, Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge, UK and Shastri Ino-Canadian FACULTY Mobility Programme Fellowship among others. She has delivered invited lectures in SOAS, London University, Harvard, University of Washington and Columbia University in USA and British Columbia and Alberta Universities in Canada. She is the former Director of the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdiciplinary Study, IGNOU and Member of the Academic Council, IGNOU.

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