Course Description

This course is intended to be a philosophical introduction to major ethical theories that tries to determine nature of good/bad and right/wrong. Among the questions we will consider are: What makes decision or action right or wrong? What makes a person a good person? What moral duties we have? What kinds of qualities make person good/bad, virtuous/vicious? How should we live and how we should treat other people? Course Objectives 1. Gaining a deeper understanding of the moral philosophy and developing student’s abilities to think critically and analytically about ethical issues that arise in the context of everyday life. 2. Developing the ability to think theoretically and conceptually. 3. Developing the ability to communicate and discuss issues effectively. 4. Developing the ability to read and understand texts, make research and write. 5. Developing the capacity to locate and evaluate engineering problems in their social contexts. Course Learnin