Ethics II
Ethics is the science concerned with appropriate human behaviour. In a descriptive and prescriptive way, it studies motivation, methods, goals, and consequences, and its own ability to generalize both in an individual and communal sense. Immanuel Kant talks about the problem of “How should we act?” through the correlation of three questions: who is man, how do we know, and, what may we hope for? Thus the description of good behaviour can only be answered through the correlation of anthropology, epistemology and religious faith – rightly declared by moral philosophy. However, the source of Christian ethics is revelation. According to this, each act has the same motivation and measure: “that you may live a life worthy of the Lord” (Col 1:10). The aim of the subject is to make one aware that man, who simultaneously lives in the order of nature and grace, is basically a moral being. So long as he recognizes the good in God's revealed will and practises this in the community of his fellow man, he fulfils his mission, or on the contrary, he falls short of it.
Competences
Specific competences
Students becomes familiar with such basic ethical concepts as freedom, responsibility, conscience, norms, values, respect, autonomy, heteronomy, and human dignity and moreover with the different types of interpretation on morality, including Kant's ethics, utilitarianism, and contractualism, etc. Students will understand the common and differentiating traits of general morality and Christian ethics. During seminars, and based on acquired concepts and an ethical point of view, students will work with the key concepts of ethics, focusing on virtues, thus proving both their sensitivity to the problems, and their ability to apply their theoretical knowledge.General competences
The course will help students to identify moral dilemmas and often contradictory moral requirements in different life circumstances, and on the basis of a certain value system, to recognize the true sense of classical and theological virtues (wisdom, courage, righteousness, self-control; faith, hope, and love), and through practising these to be the creator of true values.Course structure
Total estimated time
| Classroom study | Course | Seminar | Practice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours/week | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 hours/semester | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
| Individual study | Hours/sem | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total estimated time | 70 | |||
| Studying course notes and bibliography | 20 | |||
| Further documentation in libraries, electronic platforms, or on the field | 10 | |||
| Preparing essays, papers, or documentation | 10 | |||
| Personal tutoring | 2 | |||
| Total individual study | 42 | |||
Examination
1. Szóbeli vizsga az előadásokon készített jegyzetek és a kiadott anyag alapján - 50%
2. Írásbeli dolgozat a bemutatott szemináriumi témáról - 50%
Bibliography
Book
- (2015): Etika. Cluj-Napoca: Exit, 250 old.
- (2015): Erkölcsi döntések. Bevezetés az etikába. Budapest: Harmat Kiadó, 406 old.
- (2001): A bioetika alapjai. Budapest: Szent István Társulat, 312 old.
- (2001): Darul sacru al vietii. Cluj-Napoca: Patmos, 358 old.
- (1994): From Christ To The World. Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics . Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 542 old.
- (1985): Questions About the Beginning of Life. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 189 old.
- (1994): A Tízparancsolat. Budapest: Iránytű, 301 old.
- (1993): Teológiai etika. Budapest: Magyarországi Református Egyház - Zsinati Iroda, 315 old.
- (2013): Érzékeny kérdések. Cluj-Napoca: Exit, 109 old.
- (1999): Teremtésvédelem. Ökológiai krízisünk teológiai megközelítése. Budapest: Kálvin János Kiadó, 239 old.
- (1983): A hazugság. Budapest: Gondolat Kiadó, 430 old.
- (1993): Médiaetika. Budapest: Bagolyvár, 368 old.
Collection of studies
- (2003): Bizalom a határon. Teológiai esszék és tanulmányok. Cluj-Napoca: Koinónia, 240 old.
- (2014): Ideje van az életnek, és ideje van a meghalásnak. Debrecen: Debreceni Református Hittudományi Egyetem, 250 old.
Journal article
- (1988): Medical Ethics. Principles, Persons and Problems, 132 old.
- (2015): A szervátültetés etikai vetületei. In: Studia Doctorum Theologiae Protestantis 6., 223-235 old.
- (2009): Egészként egy megtört világban, avagy: megváltottak a válságban. In: Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica 2, 61-69 old.