| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Letters |
| Lecture Code |
BC204101 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
倫理学特講 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
リンリガクトッコウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lecture on Ethics |
| Instructor |
OKAMOTO SHIMPEI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
オカモト シンペイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Tues5-8：LET B251 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
Ethics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Philosophy and Thought
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic understanding of Philosophy and Thoughts (including Liberal Arts Education)
・Acquisition of basic knowledge about Philosophy and Thoughts |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Using ethical issues related to video games as concrete examples, this course aims to familiarize students with the basic methodologies of applied ethics. The course will first introduce several major ethical theories, followed by an exploration of cutting-edge research on the ethics of video games. Students will engage in a detailed examination of these discussions. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Guidance and Fundamental Concepts
lesson2 Consequentialism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics
lesson3 Is Playing Violent Games an Act of Violence?
lesson4 Virtuous Gamers and Vicious Gamers
lesson5 Friendship Through Gaming
lesson6 Addiction and Dependence: Ethical Implications of Gaming Disorder
lesson7 The Gamer’s Dilemma (1): Murder and Rape
lesson8 The Gamer’s Dilemma (2): Can Gameplay Be Immoral?
lesson9 Are Porn Games Sexist? Video Games and Feminism
lesson10 The Social Impact of Gameplay: Animal Ethics as a Case Study
lesson11 Ethics in Sports and eSports
lesson12 Is Gacha an Unethical Business Practice? Business Ethics in the Gaming Industry
lesson13 The Gaming Environment (1): Streaming and Audience Culture
lesson14 The Gaming Environment (2): The GamerGate Controversy
lesson15 Overall Summary |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Malanowski, Sarah and Baima, Nicholas. Why It's OK to be a Gamer. Routledge, 2024. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
Handouts, Slides(PowerPoint) |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
To learn while thinking on the points and concrete cases of each theory |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Questions(30%) and Report(70%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |