CC241204 Ethics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC241204 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 倫理学概説

Subject Name
（Katakana）リンリガクガイセツ

Subject Name in
English Ethics

Instructor KIRIHARA TAKAHIRO

Instructor
(Katakana) キリハラ　タカヒロ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds5-8：EDU L104

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Mainly lectures with handouts

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Ethics

Eligible Students

Keywords Junior high school social studies, High school civics, ethics, morals, ethics education

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) Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・With regard to civic education field in secondary social education, to have basic knowledge of its teaching contents.
（Abilities and Skills）
・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline High school “Ethics” textbooks cover a wide range of topics, including psychology, philosophical anthropology, the history of Eastern, Western, and Japanese thought, and applied ethics. All of them include deep content that cannot be covered in a limited amount of class time, but as is clear from the current “Social Studies” and “Civics” curricula, the curriculum incorporates the wisdom of ancient, modern, eastern and western philosophers to address social issues. There is a strong demand to utilize knowledge in solving problems, and therefore, it can be said that a background in the history of thought is essential for those aiming to become teachers of Social Studies and Civics.
The main pillar of this class is to study the essence of the history of Western thought and applied ethics, and from the perspective of comparison, the history of Eastern thought and the history of Japanese thought will also be reviewed. We aim to acquire the ability to research and develop teaching materials in social study education and ethics education (moral education).

Class Schedule lesson1:　Guidance (What is Ethics?)

lesson2:　Aristotle's theory of virtues
lesson3:　J.S. Mill Utilitarianism
lesson4:　Kant's Deontology
lesson5:　Habermas Discourse Ethics
lesson6:　Theory of Action
lesson7:　Concepts of Virtue
lesson8:　Goodness, Righteousness, and Justice

lesson9:　Freedom and Responsibility

lesson10:　Practical Reason
lesson11:　Overview of Applied Ethics

lesson12:　Overview of Religious History (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism)

lesson13:　Overview of Confucianism (China/Japan)

lesson14:　Overview of the History of Japanese Thought
lesson15:　Contemporary Social Thought (Critical Theory)

"In relation to teaching contents taught in junior high school social studies and high school civics, contents of ethics will be explained and ethics teaching contents development will be studied. The contents of classes are as below:

【1】Guidance (1: About ethics)
【2】Overview of history of ethics ideas (2: Ideas in ancient Greek, 3: Christian ideas, 4: Buddhist ideas, 5: Ideas of ancient China)
The origin of Eastern and Western ideas which formed ethics and moral will be studied, and its key points will be outlined.
【3】Research of modern ethics theories (6: Introduction, 7: Utilitarianism, 8: Deontology, 9: Virtue ethics)
To nurture basic thinking about philosophical ethics, metaethics and normative ethics theories will be outlined.
【4】Applied ethics research (10: Modern society and ethics, 11: Individualistic liberalism, 12: Case study of applied ethics, 13: Case study of applied ethics)
Ethics is studied in line with specific cases. As the problem related to the contents of ethics education ""Ethics of modern people,"" 1) Students will think about what are ethics and moral in the modern society, and ""individualistic liberalism"" which is the core of modern ethics will be outlined. 2) Problems related to bioethics will be taken up as concrete cases. Due to time constraints, this subject cannot be covered in full detail, but ethical problems of cloning technology and genetic technology have been studied. 3) Others.
【5】Think about the possibility of religious education (14: Types of religious education, 15: Possibility of religious education) "

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Texbook; マティアス・ルッツ=バッハマン（桐原隆弘訳）『倫理学基礎講座』（晃洋書房，2018年）
In addition, print materials, etc. will be used.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) VTR, DVD

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please read the textbooks and materials in advance.
The student who want to study more should utilize reference books put up on handouts."

Requirements After the class, fill out the response paper.

Grading Method Response papers and written tests will be comprehensively evaluated.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message We welcome students who are interested in ethics research and ethics education.

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	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC241204	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	倫理学概説
Subject Name （Katakana）	リンリガクガイセツ
Subject Name in English	Ethics
Instructor	KIRIHARA TAKAHIRO
Instructor (Katakana)	キリハラ　タカヒロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Weds5-8：EDU L104
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Mainly lectures with handouts
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Ethics
Eligible Students
Keywords	Junior high school social studies, High school civics, ethics, morals, ethics education
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)	Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・With regard to civic education field in secondary social education, to have basic knowledge of its teaching contents. （Abilities and Skills）・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	High school “Ethics” textbooks cover a wide range of topics, including psychology, philosophical anthropology, the history of Eastern, Western, and Japanese thought, and applied ethics. All of them include deep content that cannot be covered in a limited amount of class time, but as is clear from the current “Social Studies” and “Civics” curricula, the curriculum incorporates the wisdom of ancient, modern, eastern and western philosophers to address social issues. There is a strong demand to utilize knowledge in solving problems, and therefore, it can be said that a background in the history of thought is essential for those aiming to become teachers of Social Studies and Civics. The main pillar of this class is to study the essence of the history of Western thought and applied ethics, and from the perspective of comparison, the history of Eastern thought and the history of Japanese thought will also be reviewed. We aim to acquire the ability to research and develop teaching materials in social study education and ethics education (moral education).
Class Schedule	lesson1:　Guidance (What is Ethics?) lesson2:　Aristotle's theory of virtues lesson3:　J.S. Mill Utilitarianism lesson4:　Kant's Deontology lesson5:　Habermas Discourse Ethics lesson6:　Theory of Action lesson7:　Concepts of Virtue lesson8:　Goodness, Righteousness, and Justice lesson9:　Freedom and Responsibility lesson10:　Practical Reason lesson11:　Overview of Applied Ethics lesson12:　Overview of Religious History (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism) lesson13:　Overview of Confucianism (China/Japan) lesson14:　Overview of the History of Japanese Thought lesson15:　Contemporary Social Thought (Critical Theory) "In relation to teaching contents taught in junior high school social studies and high school civics, contents of ethics will be explained and ethics teaching contents development will be studied. The contents of classes are as below: 【1】Guidance (1: About ethics) 【2】Overview of history of ethics ideas (2: Ideas in ancient Greek, 3: Christian ideas, 4: Buddhist ideas, 5: Ideas of ancient China) The origin of Eastern and Western ideas which formed ethics and moral will be studied, and its key points will be outlined. 【3】Research of modern ethics theories (6: Introduction, 7: Utilitarianism, 8: Deontology, 9: Virtue ethics) To nurture basic thinking about philosophical ethics, metaethics and normative ethics theories will be outlined. 【4】Applied ethics research (10: Modern society and ethics, 11: Individualistic liberalism, 12: Case study of applied ethics, 13: Case study of applied ethics) Ethics is studied in line with specific cases. As the problem related to the contents of ethics education ""Ethics of modern people,"" 1) Students will think about what are ethics and moral in the modern society, and ""individualistic liberalism"" which is the core of modern ethics will be outlined. 2) Problems related to bioethics will be taken up as concrete cases. Due to time constraints, this subject cannot be covered in full detail, but ethical problems of cloning technology and genetic technology have been studied. 3) Others. 【5】Think about the possibility of religious education (14: Types of religious education, 15: Possibility of religious education) "
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Texbook; マティアス・ルッツ=バッハマン（桐原隆弘訳）『倫理学基礎講座』（晃洋書房，2018年） In addition, print materials, etc. will be used.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	VTR, DVD
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please read the textbooks and materials in advance. The student who want to study more should utilize reference books put up on handouts."
Requirements	After the class, fill out the response paper.
Grading Method	Response papers and written tests will be comprehensively evaluated.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	We welcome students who are interested in ethics research and ethics education.
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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