Ethiek en Secularisatie

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Ethiek en Secularisatie: Godsdienstwijsbegeerte en Ethiek 2
Leerdoelen	Students are able to analyse important problems and positions in ethics. Students have improved skills in analysing and interpreting classical and contemporary texts and arguments in ethics Students develop skills in applying ethical concepts, arguments and positions to problems in contemporary society Students are able analyse religious and secularist structures of value from sociological and anthropological perspectives Students are able to orally present and defend arguments for a specific ethical stance, informed by ethical, anthropological and sociological understandings, in a roundtable discussion Students improve their skills in writing an argumentative essay based on individual research findings
Omschrijving	Do religions provide a foundation of right and wrong, or could we find such a foundation elsewhere, independently of religion? Even within religious traditions many thinkers have held that religion does not so much provide a foundation of right and wrong but a powerful motivation of doing what is perceived as right, independently of religion. The history of modern philosophical ethics can be read as a sustained attempt to eject religious convictions from the field of morality. Is this attempt justified or can religions offer unique and constructive voices? The course consists of three components: (1) introduces into the history of Western ethics: it follows a historical line, allowing students to appreciate how specific moral theories were formulated in response to very concrete intellectual and cultural struggles. (2) The course then shifts gears and discusses the application of ethics to concrete real life situations. The focus will be on biomedical issues; and we will analyse whether/how different religious traditions can offer constructive input to the ongoing discussions. (3) Parallel to this philosophical line, the students receive also training in approaching issues of value from a social-scientific perspective. The present course combines an historical approach with the practical concerns of contemporary ethics and combines this with social scientific approaches – what difference does it make 'on the ground' whether or not moral standpoints are conceptualised from a religious perspective?.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	hoor-/werkcollege
Toetsvorm	paper/presentation and/or written examination (Close-reading sessions prepared and led by students; oral exam and/or paper)
Vaksoort
Coördinator	prof. dr. C. Jedan
Docent(en)	prof. dr. C. Jedan , B.B. Schewel, PhD. ,dr. J. Tarusarira
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Collection of, and pointers to, classical and contemporary ethics texts provided online Why be good? A historical introduction to ethics (buy, but consider buying used copy - far cheaper!) Duncan Richter 978-0195325058 ca. €  40,00 Ethics in Practice: An Anthology (consider photocopying the relevant texts) Hugh LaFollette 978-0470671832 ca. €  31,00
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Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Bachelor Religious Studies 2 semester II b verplicht Bachelor Theologie 2 semester II b verplicht Bachelor Theologie met Grieks 2 semester II b verplicht Exchange programme: modules 1 semester II b keuze Open Colleges 1 semester II b verplicht