Themes in Social and Ecological Ethics.
| Title | Θέματα κοινωνικής και οικολογικής ηθικής. / Themes in Social and Ecological Ethics. |
| Code | ΗΚ04 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Miltiadis Vantsos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015780 |
Programme of Study: Orthodox Theology and Christian Culture
Registered students: 10
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 10 |
| Biblical, Patriarchal, Hagiological and Religious Studies | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| History, Doctrine, Philosophy and Archeology | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Applied Theology | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600229841
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600229841
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18171
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- German (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand the modern approaches on basic issues of social and ecological ethics and το deepen to the moral reflection from the perspective of Christian ethics.
General Competences
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The Christian ethos is not only experienced in a personal relationship with God, but also in relation to fellow human beings and creation. Contemporary social and ecological problems are primarily moral and spiritual problems, since their causes are directly related to perceptions of creation, society and fellow human beings.
Detailed teaching programme
1. Applied ethics
2. The field of orthodox social ethics.
3. Ethical consideration of sport and doping.
4. Whistleblowing.
5. Social media and interpersonal relationships.
6. Health data: the right to privacy and public interests.
7. Modern approaches to the ecological crisis.
8. The theories of biocentrism, speciesism, and vegetarianism.
9. Biblical and patristic notions about the environment.
10. Man as administrator of the environment.
11. Ethical consideration of animal experimentation.
12. Animals as an object of human’s entertainment.
13. Animal genetic manipulation from an ethical point of view.
Keywords
applied ethics, costal ethics, society, ecology, animals, animal experimentation
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 111 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 100 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 250 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written assignment and presentation in the classroom.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Βάντσος Μιλτιάδης, «Η αξιοπρέπεια του ανθρώπου. Έννοια, περιεχόμενο και αξιολόγηση από άποψη Χριστιανικής Ηθικής», σε: Επιστημονική Επετηρίδα Θεολογικής Σχολής του Α.Π.Θ. / Τμήμα Ποιμαντικής και Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας 10 (2005) 197-215.
2. Ζηζιούλας Ιωάννης (Μητρ. Περγάμου), Η κτίση ως ευχαριστία : θεολογική προσέγγιση στο πρόβλημα της οικολογίας, Αθήνα 1992.
3. Καλλιακμάνης Β., Εθελοντισμός και κοινωνική ευθύνη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2002.
4. Μαντζαρίδης Γ., Ορθόδοξη θεολογία και κοινωνική ζωή, Θεσσαλονίκη 1996.
5. Μαντζαρίδης Γ., Κοινωνιολογία του Χριστιανισμού, Θεσσαλονίκη 2010.
6. Μαντζαρίδης Γεώργιος, Χριστιανική Ηθική Ι: Εισαγωγή - Γενικές άρχές - Σύγχρονη προβληματική, Θεσσαλονίκη 2002.
7. Νικολαϊδης Απόστολος., Προβληματισμοί χριστιανικού ήθους, Αθήνα 2002.
8. Νικολαϊδης Απόστολος, Κοινωνική ηθική, Αθήνα 2009.
9. Πέτρου Ιωάννης, Κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη: το πρόβλημα της κοινωνικής δικαιοσύνης στην παράδοση της Ορθοδοξίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 1992.
10. Singer Peter, Practical Ethics, εκδ. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom 1999.
11. Armstrong Susan (ed.), The animal ethics reader, London - New York 2003.
12. Schaefer Jame, Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics, Georgetown University Press 2009.
13. Morris Jonathan, The ethics of biotechnology, New York 2006.
14. Regan Tom, The case of animal rights, Berkeley 2010.
15. Vantsos Μiltiadis, «An Orthodox View of Philanthropy and Church Diaconia», σε: Christian Bioethics 13 (2007) 251-268.
Last Update
16-11-2023
