NPTEL : Ethics (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Co-ordinators : Dr. Vineet Sahu


Lecture 1 - Introduction to Ethics - 'Crtio' A Socratic dialoguea

Lecture 2 - Introduction to Ethics -An assessment of Ethical relativism

Lecture 3 - Consequentialism -Introduction

Lecture 4 - Consequentialism Rule and Act

Lecture 5 - Hedonism

Lecture 6 - Utilitarianism

Lecture 7 - Deontological theories - Introduction

Lecture 8 - Deontological theories - Immanuel Kant

Lecture 9 - Ethical Rules (with reference to W D Ross)

Lecture 10 - Situation Ethics

Lecture 11 - Virtue Ethics

Lecture 12 - Metaethical Theories

Lecture 13 - Ethical Relativism: A discussion on Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Lecture 14 - Ethical Naturalism

Lecture 15 - Ethical Naturalism (Continued...)

Lecture 16 - Ethical Naturalism-Emotivism

Lecture 17A - Ethical Non-naturalism

Lecture 17B - Ethical Non-naturalism-II

Lecture 18 - Non-cognitive or Nondescriptivist Theories - Intuitionism

Lecture 19 - Non-cognitive or Nondescriptivist Theories - Intuitionism Nihilism

Lecture 20 - Why be Moral?

Lecture 21 - Ethics in the Indian tradition

Lecture 22 - Theory of Karma - Part 1

Lecture 23 - Theory of Karma - Part 2

Lecture 24 - Nishkama Karma - Part 1

Lecture 25 - Nishkama Karma - Part 2

Lecture 26 - Gandhian Ethics - Part 1

Lecture 27 - Gandhian Ethics - Part 2

Lecture 28 - Gandhian Ethics - Part 3 (Satyagraha)

Lecture 29 - Purusharthas

Lecture 30 - Buddhist Ethics - Part 1

Lecture 31 - Buddhist Ethics - Part 2 - Jaina Ethics

Lecture 32 - Some ethical issues (Applied Ethics) Discussing Peter Singer's 'Famine Affluence and Morality'

Lecture 33 - Some ethical issues (Applied Ethics) Discussing Peter Singer's 'Famine Affluence and Morality'

Lecture 34 - Discussing Thomas Pogge's 'Real World Justice' - Part 1

Lecture 35 - Discussing Thomas Pogge's 'Real World Justice' - Part 2

Lecture 36 - Discussing Thomas Pogge's 'Real World Justice' - Part 3

Lecture 37 - Sexuality: Ethical Perspectives - Part 1

Lecture 38 - Sexuality: Ethical Perspectives - Part 2