GITAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
GITAM UNIVERSITY
SYLLABUS FOR GURAET-2016-17 ON APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
Objectives:The objective of this course is to introduce to the student the concept, the significance and scope of applied philosophy and its related issu
es for human development, ecological balance and global peace.
Course Content
Unit-I-Introduction
· Definition and scope of Applied Philosophy
· Values in ancient wisdom- the East and the West.
· Values in Modern world
· Qualities of person and human life
Unit-II-Professional ethics
· Nature and scope of ethics
· Normative Principles in Applied Ethics
· Business ethics
· Medical ethics
· Ethics for legal profession
Unit-III- Environment and Ethical Issues.
· Natural Environment
· Global Climatic Change: Impact on man and environment
· Initiatives for sustainable development
· Laws of Environmental Protection
Unit-IV-Man and State
· Human Rights
· Social Justice
· Duties of State
· Duties of citizens
Unit-V-Human Conflict and Peace
· Conflicts: its nature and causes- Types of conflict.
· International Peace initiatives
· Peace as a value
· Altruism
· Gandhi and Peace
References
1. Hiriyanna, M.(1948) Essentials of Indian Philosophy. New Delhi: Motilal Banarasidas.
2. Raju, P.T. (1942). The Philosophical Traditions of India.
3. Raju, P.T. (1992). “The Western and Indian Philosophical Traditions”, Philosophical Review 56(2) 127-55.
4. Prasad, Rajendra (1999). Varnadharm, Niskama Karma and Practical Morality: A Course on Applied Ethics. New Delhi: D.K. Print World.
5. Singer, Peter (Ed.)(2011). Applied Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6. Hare, R.M. (1981). Moral Thinking. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
7. Black Burn, Simon (2001). Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press
8. Corn Ford, Francis Macdonald (1941). The Republic of Plato –Translated with an introduction and notes. London : Oxford University Press
9. Gandhi, M.K. (1946). The Gospel of Selfless Action or the Gita According to Gandhi. Navajivan Publications: Ahmedabad
10. Rashmi-Sudha Puri (1987). Gandhi on War and Peace. Praeger: New Delhi
Related websites:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_philosophy for introduction to Indian Philosophy
2. http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/ for Internet Encyclopaedia of philosophy-Ethics-Applied ethics-issues on applied ethics-Normative principles in applied ethics etc.
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics for Introduction to ethics-sub themes on ethics
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics#Modern_ethics for Introduction to Modern Ethics
5. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-business/ for Business ethics
6. http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/business-ethics-introduction.html for Introduction to Business Ethics
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_ethics for Introduction to Medical Ethics
8. http://www.medclik.com/General/his/mci.asp for Medical Council in India-Code of Medical ethics-Punishment and disciplinary action etc.,
9. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334853/legal-ethics Encyclopaedia Britannica for Legal Ethics
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi for a brief note on Mahatma Gandhi
11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Environment for Environment-climatic change
12. http://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/laws.htm Environment Laws in India
13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights for Introduction to Human rights
14. http://www.legalserviceindia.com/articles/sojt.htm for concept on social Justice and Indian Constitution social justice
15. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Rights,_Directive_Principles_and_Fundamental_Duties_of_India : for fundamental rights and duties of citizens of India
16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract for Social contract theories between state and citizens
17. http://www.unac.org/peacecp/factsheet/role.html Peace and role of United Nations
18. http://www.theelders.org/ for Recent global leaders working for peace
19. http://www.mkgandhi.org/momgandhi/chap93.htm for Mahatma Gandhi on war and peace