Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
GS F312
Text book
Jostein
Sophie's
London:
1996
Edition)
Gaarder,
World,
Phoenix,
(Paperback
Reference Books
I. A.C. Grayling, Philosophy: A Guide through the Subject,
Oxford University Press, 1995
II. Richard Norman, The Moral Philosophers: An Introduction to
Ethics, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 1998
III. Peter Singer, A Companion to Ethics, Oxford: Blackwell
Publishers, 1993
IV. Charles E Harris, Michael S. Pritchard & Michael J. Rabins,
Engineering Ethics, New Delhi, India: Cengage Learning
India Private Limited, 2009
V. George Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology, New
Delhi, India: Cengage Learning India Private Limited, 2007
VI. Duncan Langford, Internet Ethics, London: Macmillan Press
Ltd., 2000
3. Course Plan:
Learning Objectives
Topics to be covered
Philosophical Perspectives
The
Ancient, The Modern and
The
Contemporary
To
get
familiar
with Ethical Perspective
different
aspects of moral values,
virtues,
principles, and rules
To know the nature and
Logical Perspective
correctness of reasoning in
arguments
To understand the
nature and diverse
aspects
of
knowledge
To
comprehend
various
approaches
to the contours of
reality
Epistemological
Perspective
Metaphysical
Perspective
To comprehend the
socio-ethical nature of
dilemmas in the world
To examine the causes of
poverty
To understand the
arguments for and
against mercy killing
To examine the right to
abort
unwanted pregnancies
To analyze philosophical
implications in concrete
Abortion
Case Studies
Freedom
of
To appreciate the
Social and Value
importance of social and
Dimensions of
value oriented implications Technology
of Technology
To understand the need for Computer and Internet
security of information
Crime
systems
To evaluate the impact of
information technology on
certain parameters of
quality of life
Impact of Information
Technology
on the Quality of Life
To analyze philosophical
implications in concrete
situations
Case Studies
Evaluation Scheme
EC Evaluatio Duratio Weighta
ge
n
N n
o Compone
nt
1 Mid
90
30
Semester Minut
Test
es
2
Assignmen t / Case
Study /
Report
30
Date
and
Time
08/10
2:00
-03:30
PM
To be
announc
ed
Case Study
Susan met her husband when they both just graduated from law
school. She and her husband Rick wanted a large family and thus
they have four children. When the couples youngest child was
old enough to go to school Susan decided that she would like to
return to legal practice. She realized how much she missed what
she used to do before she became a mother and felt as if she
had given up on her career. After she talked to her husband
about the child care situation, Susan began her job application
process as a legal assistant at a law office. While searching for a
job Susan became pregnant and later on found out that the fetus
has Down syndrome. The doctor was unable to tell Susan
whether the Down syndrome will be mild or severe and knowing
that having a child with a disability may prevent her from ever
returning to the working world she decided to an abortion
without her husbands knowledge.
Was what Susan did moral? Do you think she should have shared
the information with her husband?
Thank You.