Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
FI2 Ethics (C)
Topic
Environmental responsibility
Duration
1–2 lessons
Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
The objective of the module is that the student
- familiarise themselves with the key concepts, questions, and theories of philosophical ethics
- are able to justify views of what is good and right, as well as understand the difference between normative and descriptive statements
- are able to make consistent ethical arguments orally and in writing and justify the obliging nature of morale
- learn to structure the meaning of their lives and life choices with the help of philosophical concepts
- are able to analyse and evaluate actions ethically as well as analyse their own moral solutions and assessments using the tools of philosophical ethics
- are able to apply ethics to issues related to society and the environment.
Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
- The nature of morale as a system of norms: difference between morale, laws, and customs; moral objectivism, relativism, subjectivism
- normative and applied ethics in examining morale: virtues, consequences, rights, and obligations
- philosophical theories on the goodness and meaningfulness of life as well as a good way of living
- ethics and the individual’s moral choices: interpersonal relationships and life choices
- ethical issues related to the environment and nature, including climate change and animal rights
- ethics and society: human and fundamental rights
Key concepts
values, theories of normative ethics, singer as a theorist, biocentric, animal ethics, animal rights, anthropocentric, ecocentric, relationship with nature, deep ecology, utilitarianism, environmental ethics, environmental philosophy
Connections within the subject
FI03: Social Philosophy
Connections to other subjects
UE1
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda 2030: Goals 12 and 13 – Responsible Consumption and Climate Action