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ISL311 Islamic Ethics in the Contemporary World (8)

Abstract

This subject addresses, from an Islamic perspective, ethical issues and debates taking place in the contemporary world. It will introduce students to the difference between ethics and law and will discuss critically various philosophical positions on the ethics of good and evil in the light of the Islamic ethical framework. In addition, ethical issues such as bioethics, life ethics, environmental ethics, sexual ethics and other ethical issues of contemporary society will also be discussed.

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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLCentre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to articulate critically the major philosophical views on ethics
  • be able to discuss critically different philosophical views and Islamic perspectives on the ethics of good and evil
  • be able to demonstrate in-depth understanding of major ethical issues of modern times
  • be able to critically apply Islamic jurisprudence in order to formulate Islamic solutions to ethical issues
  • be able to demonstrate independent research organisation, written and oral communication skills through the presentation of substantial work

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • Introduction to ethics and its difference to law
  • Philosophical and Islamic views on ethics, good and evil
  • Life ethics: abortion
  • Life ethics: Euthanasia
  • Reproductive technologies and stem-cell research
  • Sexuality and homoxeuality
  • Race relations
  • Civil obedience and disobedience
  • Capital punishment
  • War and peace
  • Environmental ethics
  • Wealth and economics

Residential School

This subject contains a optional 2 day residential school. The purpose of the optional residential school is to provide an opportunity for exploration of the overall coursework covered. In addition to content review, this part of the course aims to facilitate an interactive session between the teaching academics and students. Students will be involved in small group discussion, lectures, visual presentations and one-on-one sessions with the subject coordinator and lecturers to address any issues that may arise. Material and summary content covered in this session will be a valuable contribution towards the major assessment tasks.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.