SO 102 : ETHICS ( for non-Muslims)

Contact Hours: 48 Credit 3 Prerequisite: Nil

Course Description:
The purpose of teaching this course to the students is encouragement of social and
virtuous values in them and building of their characters on those values. The ethical and moral
values have universal application; therefore, all major religions of the globe surround and
demand on the believers to practice these values in their lives.
Course Objectives:
 The main objectives of this course are:
➢ Build character of students to enable them to play a key and positive role in the
society.
➢ Understand the primacy of religious teachings and their values in social life.
➢ Develop etiquettes and mannerism in students.
➢ Produced and develop students as the responsible members of the society.
➢ Interpret human value in the practice through this course.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students should:
 Be able to know the role of ethics in society.
 Be able to know the major concepts, scope and importance of ethics.
 Be able to know the moral teachings of major religions.
 Be able to know about the moral ethical values, professional ethics and
etiquettes.
Course Contents:
➢ Introduction to Ethics and Morality.
Meaning
Definition
Types
Scope
Importance
Relation with Religion
Ethics and Morality in Islam & other religions
Relation with Science
Relation with Law.
Understanding the significance of moral issues
➢ The Development of Morality.
1. Historical Development of Morality:
a: Instinctive Moral Life
 b: Customary Morality
c: Reflective Morality
2. Moral Theories.
a: Institutionalism (Butler)
b: Kant’s Moral Theory
c: Punishment Theory

1. Introduction to Religions
Islam Christianity
Buddhism Hinduism
Jainism Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
2. Ethical and Social Values According to the Teachings of Major Religions
3. Moral Ethics and Society
Relation between Religion and Ethics
Detail account of the Religions of Pakistan
Religious Places in Pakistan
Religious festivals in Pakistan
a. Ethical Values
Patriotism
Freedom
Respect of Law Respect other Religions
Respect for Parents, Family, Brothers and Sisters
Respect for Teachers and Class fellows
Social Justice
Tolerance
Equality of Human Beings (Gender, Color, Race, Nation)
Honesty
Truthfulness
Importance of Time and Punctuality
Importance of Life (Respect for Human Life/ Respect for Life on Earth,
animals/plants)
Punishment
b. Etiquettes:
Manners of Socializing
Greetings and Cheering
Respect Elders
Manners of Participation
Visiting a Patient
c. Etiquettes of Work Place:
Management Levels
Subordinates
Service Provider
Visitors
 4. Professional Ethics
a. Political Ethics
b: Medical Ethics
c: Educational Ethics (Teachers and Students)
d: Business Ethics
e. Media Ethics

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Ameer Ali, S. 1951, The Ethics of Islam, Noor Library Publishers
Badiou, Alain, (TR. Peter Hallward), 2002, Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of
Evil (London: Verso)
Donaldson D. M. 1953, Studies in Muslim Ethics, London
Geulinex, Arnold, 2006, et. a Ethics, Leiden & Boston: Brill
Hill, Thomas, 1950, Ethics in Theory and Practice, New Yark, Thomas Y. Crowel
Holmes, Arthur Frank, 1984, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions, Downers Grove:
Inter Versity Press
LaFollette, Hugh, 2000, The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory, Oxford & Malden:
Blackwell Publishers
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