Handout 1-Moral Theory
Moral philosophy
Applied ethics
Moral reasoning
Ethical subjectivism
Universal moral theory
Natural law theory
Virtue ethics (Aristotle and
Confucius)
Handout 2, 2.1, & 2.2. -Aristotelian Approach
Teleological Ethics (Lecture
notes)
Virtue (Aristotle)
Ends and the Final End
(Aristotle)
Human
nature (Aristotle)
Excellence (Aristotle)
Hexis/ habits (Aristotle)
Good (Aristotle) and Final
Good
Pleasure (Aristotle)
Mean (Aristotle)
The
doctrine of the golden mean (Aristotle)
Eudaimonia (Aristotle)
Happiness (Aristotle)
Friendship (Aristotle)
Self-sufficiency (Aristotle)
Ergon
(Aristotle)
Arete
(Aristotle)
Intellectual virtue (Aristotle
and Handout 1-Moral Theory)
Moral virtue (Aristotle and
Handout 1-Moral Theory)
Wisdom (Aristotle and Handout
1-Moral Theory)
Handout 3.0 and 3.1-Kantianism
Deontological theory
Good will
Obligation
Duty
Reason
Maxim
Moral Law
Means and end (Kant)
Categorical Imperatives
Hypothetical imperatives
Deontological theory
Kantian
basic principle
Universal
moral law
Kingdom
of ends
Handout
4.0-Utilitarianism
1. The principle of Utility
2. Happiness
3. Ethical Hedonism (Bentham-lecture notes)
4. Hedonistic Calculus (Bentham-lecture notes)
4. Greatest happiness principle (Mill)
5. Pleasure and pain
6. The quality and quantity of pleasure (Mill)
7. Metal pleasure and physical pleasure (Mill)
8. Moral worth and utility (Mill)
9. Desire (Mill)
10. The relation between virtue and happiness (Mill)
12. Means and the end (Mill)
Handout 5.0-Confucianism
Li (Confucius and lecture
notes)
Ren (Confuius and lecture
notes)
Gentleman and Small man
(Confucius)
Filial piety (Confucius)