Applied Ethics

(2.5-4 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

.At the end of the course, the student will be able to exercise his profession in an upstanding manner, through the development of skills for critical analysis and resolution of ethical issues and controversies, which allow them to promote a society that is just, solidary and respectful of human dignity. IT - Trinity College - Dublin Whatever your future fields of work, whether in the traditional professions, as researchers or as innovators and entrepreneurs, graduates will encounter ethical challenges that have not yet been anticipated. The social and cultural transformations that are enabled by digital technologies and driven by globalization will touch all aspects of life, and will raise a host of new moral questions, and will re-contextualize existing ones. This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to successfully negotiate these complex and multi-dimensional ethical environments via a multidisciplinary investigation of ethical reflection on practice. It will reflect and embody the multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural contexts of future work environments in its content and organisation, and aims to enable students: To develop the skills of ethical analysis and reflection, as these relate to their fields of study and/or work; To understand the different facets of ethical integrity as it is expressed in personal values and institutional cultures, and according to the different philosophical traditions of moral enquiry; To identify and resolve the ethical dilemmas as they emerge in specialist and multidisciplinary environments. On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Identify and analyse critical ethical issues as they emerge in the dynamic and multi- dimensional contexts of research and work; Identify and evaluate the diversity of moral values as they are reflected in multicultural and pluralist contexts; Identify and assess the values that are operative and embedded in organizational cultures; Investigate and resolve moral dilemmas according to the ethical values and principles, including values of respect for human dignity, freedom, equality and fairness; Communicate and collaborate effectively in multi-disciplinary environments TJ - Tokyo, Japan In this seminar, we will read Care Ethics in the Age of Precarity to explore the relationship between care, precarity, and neoliberalism through the lens of care ethics. The book, an interdisciplinary collection of essays, examines care theory as a response to market-driven capitalism. We will begin by carefully analyzing the key concepts of "care ethics" and "neoliberalism" before delving into the authors' discussions of these themes. The contributors address a wide range of topics, including disability studies, medical ethics, responses to natural disasters, the posthuman, Japanese politics, and the COVID-19 pandemic, all within a global perspective. The seminar will be divided into two main parts: the first half of each session will focus on summarizing and understanding the assigned readings, while the second half will be dedicated to discussion based on students' weekly reaction papers. In addition, the class will provide foundational training in understanding philosophical concepts and formulating critical questions. All students are required to give a presentation. Further details will be provided during the first guidance session. (Depending on the number of students, the program could slightly change)