Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy by Hosseinali Rahmati

Audio of the lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy by Hosseinali Rahmati in 10 sessions

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First Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

(The aim of the present course. What is meant by Western ethics? - Why should we become acquainted with Western ethics? - What must be done for a better understanding of ethics in the West?)

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Second Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download).

(Lessons that can be learned from research conducted in Western ethics for the formulation of ethics in Islam. - A brief introduction to the different periods of ethics in the West - Introduction to some sources authored and translated into Persian on ethics in the West. (You can download the list of these sources as a pdf from here)

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Third Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

(Ethics in Ancient Greece; prominent figures of ethics in the pre-Socratic period; some of the most important ethical discussions and topics raised in pre-Socratic ethics)

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Fourth Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

( A report on the ethical views of Socrates. - The life of Socrates. - The importance and place of ethics in Socratic thought. - The foundations of Socratic ethics. - Moral virtues according to Socrates )

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Fifth Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

(The ethical views of Plato. - A brief look at the life of Plato. - Socrates' influences on Plato. - Plato's works and their classification. - The general course of ethical discussions in Plato. - Explanation of key concepts of Platonic ethics: happiness, the supreme good, virtue. - The four cardinal virtues according to Plato)

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Sixth Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download )

(The ethical views of Aristotle - A brief look at the life of Aristotle - Aristotle's works and their classification - The general course of ethical discussions in Aristotle - Explanation of key concepts of Aristotelian ethics: perfection, good, and end; the supreme good and happiness; moral virtues; the doctrine of the mean - The four cardinal virtues according to Aristotle - A critical look at Aristotelian ethics - Differences between virtues in Aristotelian ethics and Islamic ethics)

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Seventh Session of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

Ethics in the Hellenistic period: - Definition of the Hellenistic period A) Epicurean ethics: 1. The theory of hedonism 2. Happiness 3. Virtue B) Stoic ethics: - The three groups of Stoics - Principles and foundations of Stoic ethics

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Session Eight of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

Ethics in the Hellenistic Period:

c) Skeptic Ethics:

- The Skeptics' Claim

- The Relation between Ethics and Epistemology in Skeptic Thought

d) Cynic Ethics:

- The Goal of Cynic Ethics

e) Judeo-Hellenistic Ethics:

Philo of Alexandria; the Prominent Figure of Jewish Ethics

- Philo's Role in the Formation of Religious Ethics

- His View on Moral Good, Happiness, and Virtue

- The Relation of Logos to Moral Virtues

- The Possibility or Impossibility of Man Attaining the Highest Virtue

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Session Nine of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

Christian Ethics:

a) The Ethics of Plotinus b) The Ethics of Augustine

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Session Ten of the Lectures on Ethics in Western Philosophy (Download)

1. Continuation of Moral Philosophy in the Middle Ages:

Thomas Aquinas: Aquinas's Encounter with Aristotelian and Augustinian Ethics; His View on Perfect and Imperfect Happiness; Thomistic Ethics and the Theory of Natural Law.

2. Renaissance Ethics: Niccolò Machiavelli:

Machiavelli and the Severance of the Link between Ethics and Politics; Why is the Prince Not Required to Be Bound by Morality?

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