Transcription of Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics
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Unit One: Introduction to Ethics Unit Information 3 Unit overview 3 Unit Aims 3 Unit Learning Outcomes 3 Unit Interdependencies 3 Key Readings 4 Further Readings 5 References 6 Multimedia 7 Why study Ethics ? 8 Section overview 8 Section Learning Outcomes 8 What is philosophy ? 8 What is Ethics ? 11 Moral intuitions and critical reasoning 13 Environmental and development Ethics 16 Section 1 Self Assessment Questions 20 Normative ethical traditions: identifying right and wrong 21 Section overview 21 Section Learning Outcomes 21 Western ethical theories 21 Deontological Ethics 23 Teleological Ethics 26 Limitations of traditional normative theories 29 Section 2 Self Assessment Questions 30 Key ethical issues: whose arguments count? 31 Section overview 31 Section Learning Outcomes 31 Meta- Ethics 31 Ethical monism, relativism and pluralism 32 Section 3 Self Assessment Questions 38 Unit Summary 39 Unit Self Assessment Questions 40 Key Terms and Concepts 41 P563 Ethics for Environment and Development Unit 1 SOAS CeDEP 3 UNIT INFORMATION Unit overview This unit provides an Introduction to the study of Ethics and a brief overview of some of the main branches of philosophical thought about Ethics .
Section Overview 21 Section Learning Outcomes 21 2.1 Western ethical theories 21 2.2 Deontological ethics 23 2.3 Teleological ethics 26 2.4 Limitations of traditional normative theories 29 Section 2 Self Assessment Questions 30 3.0 Key ethical issues: whose arguments count? 31 Section Overview 31 Section Learning Outcomes 31 3.1 Meta-ethics 31
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