ARS40201 Ethics, Killing and Violence I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS40201 Subject Classification Specialized Education

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

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

Subject Name in
English Ethics, Killing and Violence I

Instructor SAWAI TSUTOMU

Instructor
(Katakana) サワイ　ツトム

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues3-4：IAS K210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture-based instruction, discussion, and student presentations.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 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 This course aims (1) to cultivate the ability to analyze and evaluate arguments, and (2) to acquire knowledge of central theories and concepts in ethics.

By engaging with complex and abstract moral problems, students will develop the ability to address more familiar and practical issues concerning killing and harming others.

Topics covered in this course include assisted dying, mental illness, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), moral enhancement, dual use, and neuroscience.

Class Schedule lesson1　Introduction
lesson2　Animal Ethics
lesson3　The Ethics of Posthumous Use of the Body
lesson4　The Ethics of Dual Use
lesson5　The Ethics of Enhancement (1)
lesson6　The Ethics of Enhancement (2)
lesson7　Science, Technology, and Public Participation
lesson8
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15

No examinations or final papers will be conducted, as grades will be based on overall contribution to class discussions and short reflection papers submitted after each session.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. ・Hope, Tony & Dunn, Michael. 2018. Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
・Wilkinson, D., Herring, J., & Savulescu, J. 2020. Medical Ethics and Law: A Curriculum for the 21st Century. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Purchase of the reference books is not required.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review For each topic announced in advance, students are expected to conduct their own preliminary research and come prepared for class.
In particular, preparing beforehand for interactive sessions will enhance the quality of group discussions.

Requirements Students must register for both Ethics, Killing and Violence I and Ethics, Killing and Violence II.
・Attendance will be determined based on class attendance and submission of short reports.
・Students arriving more than 20 minutes after the start of class will be marked absent (although they may still participate).
・Students who leave class early without a valid reason will also be marked absent.

Grading Method Class Contribution: 50%
Active participation in class discussions.

Post-class Short Reports: 50%
Students’ own views on the topics discussed in group discussions.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message It may be difficult to understand everything during the lecture. If you have questions, please write them on the attendance card submitted after class or ask 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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS40201	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Ethics, Killing and Violence I (戦争と平和の応用倫理学 I)
Subject Name （Katakana）	センソウトヘイワノオウヨウリンリガク I
Subject Name in English	Ethics, Killing and Violence I
Instructor	SAWAI TSUTOMU
Instructor (Katakana)	サワイ　ツトム
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues3-4：IAS K210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture-based instruction, discussion, and student presentations.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	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	This course aims (1) to cultivate the ability to analyze and evaluate arguments, and (2) to acquire knowledge of central theories and concepts in ethics. By engaging with complex and abstract moral problems, students will develop the ability to address more familiar and practical issues concerning killing and harming others. Topics covered in this course include assisted dying, mental illness, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), moral enhancement, dual use, and neuroscience.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Introduction lesson2　Animal Ethics lesson3　The Ethics of Posthumous Use of the Body lesson4　The Ethics of Dual Use lesson5　The Ethics of Enhancement (1) lesson6　The Ethics of Enhancement (2) lesson7　Science, Technology, and Public Participation lesson8 lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15 No examinations or final papers will be conducted, as grades will be based on overall contribution to class discussions and short reflection papers submitted after each session.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	・Hope, Tony & Dunn, Michael. 2018. Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ・Wilkinson, D., Herring, J., & Savulescu, J. 2020. Medical Ethics and Law: A Curriculum for the 21st Century. Edinburgh: Elsevier. Purchase of the reference books is not required.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	For each topic announced in advance, students are expected to conduct their own preliminary research and come prepared for class. In particular, preparing beforehand for interactive sessions will enhance the quality of group discussions.
Requirements	Students must register for both Ethics, Killing and Violence I and Ethics, Killing and Violence II. ・Attendance will be determined based on class attendance and submission of short reports. ・Students arriving more than 20 minutes after the start of class will be marked absent (although they may still participate). ・Students who leave class early without a valid reason will also be marked absent.
Grading Method	Class Contribution: 50% Active participation in class discussions. Post-class Short Reports: 50% Students’ own views on the topics discussed in group discussions.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	It may be difficult to understand everything during the lecture. If you have questions, please write them on the attendance card submitted after class or ask 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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