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Moral Thinking: An Introduction to Values and Ethics

Prof. Vineet Sahu · IIT Kanpur

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About

Why do we do what we do? There are many reasons for arriving at a choice - moral/values/ethics are one of them. Moral thinking is when we examine our value premises that constitute our decision making process. Moral thinking takes place implicitly or explicitly. This course on ethics aims to spark the student into sustained thinking about ethical issues and the tools needed for it - the concepts and broad theories of ethics. The course would be loaded with examples - real life and imaginary, to bring out the connection between the world of values and the day to day lived experience.

Intended audience: General, Undergraduate students in all streams

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction to Philosophy - 1 (Module 1) YouTube
  2. Lecture 2: Introduction to Philosophy - 2 (Module 1) YouTube
  3. Lecture 3: Philosophy, Ethics and Moral Thinking (Module 1) YouTube
  4. Lecture 4: Moral Relativism (Module 1) YouTube
  5. Lecture 5: Ethical Egoism (Module 1) YouTube
  6. Lecture 6 : Value Theory (Module 1) YouTube

Week 2

  1. Lecture 7: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Values YouTube
  2. Lecture 8: Introducing Moral Terms YouTube
  3. Lecture 9: Explaining Moral Terms YouTube
  4. Lecture 10: Explaining Moral Terms Part 2 YouTube
  5. Lecture 11: Egoism and Altruism through Ayn Rand YouTube
  6. Lecture 12: Ayn Rand's Objectivist Ethics YouTube
  7. Lecture 13: Reading of Ayn Rand's "The Virtue of Selfishness" YouTube

Week 3

  1. Lecture 14: Reading of Ayn Rand's "Virtue of Selfishness" YouTube
  2. Lecture 15: Introducing Ethical Theories YouTube
  3. Lecture 16: Hedonism YouTube
  4. Lecture 17: Utilitarianism YouTube
  5. Lecture 18: Non-consequentialist Theories - Deontology YouTube
  6. Lecture 19: Ethical Rules (WD Ross) YouTube

Week 4

  1. Lecture 20 : Situation Ethics and Virtue Ethics YouTube
  2. Lecture 21: Applied Ethics: Issues and Dilemmas. YouTube
  3. Lecture 22: Peter Singer on Charity and Duty YouTube
  4. Lectures 23: Indian Ethics and Epics YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Vineet Sahu
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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