ARS40301 Ethics, Killing and Violence II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2023Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS40301 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Ethics, Killing and Violence II （戦争と平和の応用倫理学 II）

Subject Name
（Katakana）センソウトヘイワノオウヨウリンリガク II

Subject Name in
English Ethics, Killing and Violence II

Instructor SAWAI TSUTOMU,KAWAI NOBUHARU

Instructor
(Katakana) サワイ　ツトム,カワイ　ノブハル

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Thur3-4：IAS K209

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, Discussion
* I will be teaching face-to-face, but depending on the Covid situation, I may switch to online. Zoom will be used to teach online.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Ethics

Eligible Students

Keywords ethics, applied ethics, bioethics, ethics of war, animal ethics

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The class has two goals: (1) to develop and sharpen students' ability to analyze and assess arguments; and (2) to equip you with knowledge of some of the central theories and concepts in ethics. By addressing difficult and abstract moral issues, students will be able to address more familiar and practical topics surrounding the ethics of killing and harming others. This class also covers these topics, which include: assisted dying, mental illness, resource allocation, dementia care, stem cell research, and neuroscience.

Class Schedule lesson1　Euthanasia and treatment withdrawal
lesson2　Abortion I
lesson3　Abortion II
lesson4　Gene editing in reproduction
lesson5　Organ transplantation
lesson6　Research ethics: Humans
lesson7　Research ethics: Animals
lesson8　Wrap up
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference books
• Practical Ethics, 3rd ed, Peter Singer. Cambridge University Press, 2011. *Japanese Translation for 2nd edition available from Showado
• Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life, Jeff McMahan. Oxford University Press, 2003.
• Medical Ethics and Law: A Curriculum for the 21 Century, by Dominic Wilkinson, Jonathan Herring, Julian Savulescu. Elsevier, 2019.
• Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, by Michael Dunn and Tony Hope. Oxford University Press, 2018. *Japanese Translation available from Iwanami-shoten.

* The purchase of reference books is not compulsory. Students interested in this field are advised to start with the Japanese books listed in the reference books. If necessary, other reference books will be introduced during classes.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The class materials will be made available before each class, and students are encouraged to prepare and review them. In particular, reading the material before the interactive classes will enhance the quality of the group discussions.

Requirements It is highly recommended that you take BOTH 'I' and 'Ⅱ': taking only Ⅱ without finishing 'I' is not permitted.

Grading Method Report: 100%.
The report assesses students' ability to think ethically about various moral issues.
The details will be explained during the lecture, but students will be required to write a report (1500 words) on any topic based on Ethics, Killing and Violence II.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message It may be challenging to understand everything during the class. If there is anything you do not understand in the class, please ask questions on the attendance card, which you will be asked to submit after the class, or ask questions directly.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2023Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS40301	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Ethics, Killing and Violence II （戦争と平和の応用倫理学 II）
Subject Name （Katakana）	センソウトヘイワノオウヨウリンリガク II
Subject Name in English	Ethics, Killing and Violence II
Instructor	SAWAI TSUTOMU,KAWAI NOBUHARU
Instructor (Katakana)	サワイ　ツトム,カワイ　ノブハル
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Thur3-4：IAS K209
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture, Discussion * I will be teaching face-to-face, but depending on the Covid situation, I may switch to online. Zoom will be used to teach online.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Ethics
Eligible Students
Keywords	ethics, applied ethics, bioethics, ethics of war, animal ethics
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The class has two goals: (1) to develop and sharpen students' ability to analyze and assess arguments; and (2) to equip you with knowledge of some of the central theories and concepts in ethics. By addressing difficult and abstract moral issues, students will be able to address more familiar and practical topics surrounding the ethics of killing and harming others. This class also covers these topics, which include: assisted dying, mental illness, resource allocation, dementia care, stem cell research, and neuroscience.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Euthanasia and treatment withdrawal lesson2　Abortion I lesson3　Abortion II lesson4　Gene editing in reproduction lesson5　Organ transplantation lesson6　Research ethics: Humans lesson7　Research ethics: Animals lesson8　Wrap up lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference books • Practical Ethics, 3rd ed, Peter Singer. Cambridge University Press, 2011. Japanese Translation for 2nd edition available from Showado • Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life, Jeff McMahan. Oxford University Press, 2003. • Medical Ethics and Law: A Curriculum for the 21 Century, by Dominic Wilkinson, Jonathan Herring, Julian Savulescu. Elsevier, 2019. • Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, by Michael Dunn and Tony Hope. Oxford University Press, 2018. Japanese Translation available from Iwanami-shoten. * The purchase of reference books is not compulsory. Students interested in this field are advised to start with the Japanese books listed in the reference books. If necessary, other reference books will be introduced during classes.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The class materials will be made available before each class, and students are encouraged to prepare and review them. In particular, reading the material before the interactive classes will enhance the quality of the group discussions.
Requirements	It is highly recommended that you take BOTH 'I' and 'Ⅱ': taking only Ⅱ without finishing 'I' is not permitted.
Grading Method	Report: 100%. The report assesses students' ability to think ethically about various moral issues. The details will be explained during the lecture, but students will be required to write a report (1500 words) on any topic based on Ethics, Killing and Violence II.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	It may be challenging to understand everything during the class. If there is anything you do not understand in the class, please ask questions on the attendance card, which you will be asked to submit after the class, or ask questions directly.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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