VI. Ethics: What is morality? The challenge of cultural relativism: Does morality depend on religion. Psychological and ethical egoism: Virtue Ethics (Aristotle), Moral Absolutism (Kant), Utilitarianism (Mill), Social Contract Theory.
VII. Contemporary Philosophical Movements:
SUGGESTED READINGS
S.No. | Title | Author |
1. | History of Western Philosophy | Bertrand Russell |
2. | Philosophy: The Power of Ideas | Brooke Noel Moore & Kenneth Bruder |
3. | Elements of Moral Philosophy | James Rachels |
4. | Existentialism & Human Emotions. Philosophical Library | Jean Paul Sartre |
5. | The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge | Jean-Francois Lyotard |
6. | Descartes to Derrida: An Introduction to European Philosophy | Peter Sedgwick |
7. | Continental Philosophy in the 20th Century | Richard Kearney |
8. | A Short History of Modern Philosophy | Roger Scruton |
9. | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu). Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (www.iep.utm.edu). | Internet Resources |