Subject

General Ethics

  • code 10303
  • course 2
  • term Semester 1
  • type OB
  • credits 3

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish

If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.

Teaching staff

Head instructor

Dra. Magdalena BOSCH - mbosch@uic.es

Office hours

 Please make an appointment by e-mail

Introduction

Professional activity, like our personal life, involves morality and personal responsibility. Ethics seeks to reflect on this by providing concepts and a framework for moral behaviour. Formally, ethics is the branch of philosophy that considers what is good and bad in human life and which actions are right or wrong. In a more general sense, ethics tries to determine how we ought to live.

In this course we will firstly explore the history of ethical thought. Secondly, we will discuss some key ethical concepts and issues that can help to shape sound moral reasoning and correct behaviour in professional life. Thirdly, we will study a branch of ethics termed “areteology”, in which the central claim is that certain traits of character (virtues) are essential for good behaviour. We also discuss how character has an influence on business leadership.

Pre-course requirements

There are no previous requirements.

Objectives

1) To provide students with theoretical tools for analysing human behaviour.
2) To introduce students to the use of the basic elements of moral thought and the main concepts in ethics.

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 51 - To develop decision making skills.
  • 52 - To develop interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
  • 54 - To be able to express one’s ideas and formulate arguments in a logical and coherent way, both verbally and in writing.
  • 56 - To be able to create arguments which are conducive to critical and self-critical thinking.
  • 57 - To acquire skills which favour reading comprehension.
  • 60 - To acquire knowledge that promotes respect for other cultures and habits.
  • 62 - To acquire mechanisms that facilitate the adoption of ethical commitments.
  • 63 - To be able to analyse business related behaviour and decisions and evaluate them from an economic, social and ethical point of view.
  • 50 - To acquire the ability to relate concepts, analyse and synthesise.

Learning outcomes of the subject

Students who take this course will learn ethical concepts, increase their sensitivity to the role of moral character in professional activity, and develop their capacity to identify values and ethical issues, and to exercise ethical judgements in particular situations.

Syllabus

Syllabus

Theme 1. Introduction. What is Ethics?

Theme 2. Historical refences

Theme 3. The Meaning of live. Ultimate end.

Theme 4. Happiness

Theme 5. Virtue

Theme 6. Freedom. Voluntary actions. Choice

Theme 7. Prudence

Theme 8.  Justice

Theme 9. Fortitude and Temperance

Theme 10. Intellectual Virtues and Decision making

Theme 11. Self-control and compulsive behaviour 

Theme 12. Friendship: conditions and qualities

Teaching and learning activities

Evaluation systems and criteria

Bibliography and resources

ARENDT, H., The human condition, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1998
ARISTÓTELES, Ética a Nicómaco. Ed. bilingüe, Instituto de Estudios Políticos, Madrid, 1970.

BASTONS, M.; La toma de decisiones en la organización, Ariel, Barcelona 2000

BOSCH, M.; La ética amable, EUNSA, Pamplona 2015

CICERO, On Dities; On friendship; On old age

GRISEZ, G., y SHAW, R., Ser persona. Curso de Ética, Rialp, Madrid, 1993.

LLANO, A.; La vida lograda, Ariel, Barcelona 2006
MACINTYRE, A., After Virtue. A study in moral theory. Notre Dame University Press, Nostre Dame (Indiana) 3rd edition 2007

MARÍAS, J. La felicidad humana, Alianza, Madrid, 1989.

MENSCH, J., Ethics and Selfhood. Alterity and the Phenomenology of Obligation, State University of New York Press, NY, 2003.

PIEPER, J. The four cardinal virtues, University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, 2014
RODRÍGUEZ LUÑO, A. Ética, Eunsa, Pamplona, 1986.

SENECA, Sobre la felicidad, Alianza, Madrid 1997
SPAEMANN, R., Happines and benevolence, University of Notre Dame Press, Nostre Dame 2000

TAYLOR, Ch.; La ética de la autenticidad, Paidós, Barcelona 1994

TRIGO, T.; En busca de una ética universal: un nuevo modo de ver la ley natural. Eunsa. Pamplona 2011 
YEPES STORK, R. Fundamentos de antropología. Un ideal de la existencia humana. Eunsa. Pamplona. 1996.

 

 

           

Teaching and learning material

      Material
            article proyecto vital proyectovital.pdf 
            cas practic margin call ejerciciomargincall.docx 
            English group Are good and evil relative chap.1-aregoodandevilrelative.pdf 
            English Group Case study Marcos Callado marcoscallado.pdf 
            English group CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1 checkyourknowledge1.pdf 
            English group CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE 2 checkyourknowledge2.pdf 
            English group Conviction and responsibility chap.5-convictionandresponsability.pdf 
            English group Courage and moderation courageandmoderation.pdf 
            English group Education chap.3-education.pdf 
            English group Equanimity chap.8-equanimity.pdf 
            English group Gratitude gratitude.pdf 
            English group Justice justice.pdf 
            English group Justice chap.4justice.pdf 
            English group Loyalty loyalty.pdf 
            English group Magnanimity magnanimity.pdf 
            English Group Moral relativism arefutationofmoralrelativism.pdf 
            English Group Presentation Contemporaneous Ethics contemporeneousapproaches.pdf 
            English group Presentation Fundamental Human Virtues fundamentalhumanvirtues.pdf 
            English Group Presentation History of ethics I historyofethicsi.pdf 
            English Group Presentation History of ethics II historyofethicsii.pdf 
            English group Presentations by teams presentationsbyteams.pdf 
            English group Presentations Responsability and moral judgements responsibilityandmoraljudgments.pdf 
            English group Prudence prudence.pdf 
            English group Sachs, Aristotle's ethics sachs,aristotle.pdf 
            English group Should we always follow our conscience chap.6-shouldwealwaysfollowourconscience.pdf 
            English group The unconditional chap.7-theunconditional.pdf 
            English group Truthfulness truthfulness.pdf 
            English group Upbringing chap.2upbringing.pdf 
            English Group What is a person whatisaperson.pdf 
            secret happiness thesecrettohappiness.pdf 
      Websites
            English group Guide to Writing a Philosophy Paper  http://home.wlu.edu/~mahonj/WritingPaper.htm 
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