Optional in stage
Second term
Both terms
Not organised
This year
Next year
Alternating years
External
Prerequisites
Taught by
Identical coursesPhilosophy and Ethics (B-KUL-D0I86A)
OC Handelsingenieur en Handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica FEB Campus Leuven
Aims
- The course aims to introduce students to basic concepts, problems and methods of reasoning in philosophy.
- Students will be familiar with fundamental ethical theories, arguments and distinctions, as well as their role and significance contemporary moral thinking.
- Students will be able to understand, criticize and construct philosophical arguments.
- Students will learn how to apply theoretical insights to practical contexts, and how to analyze and assess a variety of timely issues and problems through different ethical frameworks.
- Students will improve their critical reasoning skills to reflect on the challenges of contemporary economic and social life.
Previous knowledge
There is no specific preknowledge required for this course.
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
D0R73A : Wijsbegeerte en ethiek
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Business Engineering (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering: Double Degree UNamur (outgoing) (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Economics and Business (Leuven)
Activities
3 ects. Philosophy and Ethics (B-KUL-D0I86a)
3 ECTS
EnglishFormat: Lecture
26 
First term
EnglishFormat: Lecture26 First termOC Handelsingenieur en Handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica FEB Campus Leuven
Content
- The course begins with an introduction to philosophical thinking, its role and purpose, with a view on how to recognize and evaluate philosophical arguments.
- The course will survey some of the most important theories and thinkers of philosophical ethics: consequentialism, deontology, contractarianism, virtue ethics, feminism and care ethics.
- We will turn to contemporary issues and learn to apply ethical theories to practical problems in society, economic life, the workplace, the family and personal life.
- Students will be encouraged to think about fundamental ethical questions, such as “How should I live?”, “How should I conduct myself in relations to others?”, “How to deal with moral disagreement?”, and to reflect on ethical beliefs by examining their sources and underlying assumptions.
Course material
A reader will be distributed through the course material service.
Format: more information
In the lectures the main concepts, claims and arguments of the studied text material are explained, but students are expected to study the full texts on their own.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Philosophy and Ethics (B-KUL-D2I86a)
Type : Exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Written
Type of questions : Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None
Explanation
The teachers will communicate the evaluation criteria via Toledo and in class. The result will be calculated from 0 to 20.