Rev. Dr Vettaparambil George Xavier

Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S5 Credits : 07 Teacher : rev. Dr Sankoorikal Martin Francis & rev. Dr Vettaparambil George Xavier Aim The course entitled Ethics focuses on the relevance of the study of moral philosophy. Primarily it enquires the question “why human being should be moral?” To achieve this end, an overview of the historical development of moral philosophy is undertaken. The main intention is to enable the students to have a solid and coherent foundations of moral philosophy rooted in Christian faith. In this regard, the foundations of moral philosophy are analysed with the support of classical authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure. Moreover, a critical appraisal of different types of morality…