Ateneo de Zamboanga University
School of Liberal Arts
Philosophy Department
Learning Packet #4
ETHICS
Session 2, 1st Semes SY 2020-2021
Learning Packet Activity Sheet No: 6
Date: November 15, 2021,
Topic: Westen Moral Philosophy
Week: 7 Session: 2
Learning Intent
At the end of week 6, the students can:
1. Discuss the different Western Moral Philosophy.
2. Compare and contrast the Western Moral Teachings that of the Oriental
3. Appreciate the Ethical Principles that greatly influence one’s personal moral values.
I. Concept Notes
The Primary Question of Ethics: How Shall I Live?
The Western history of moral philosophy begins in the fourth and fifth century Greece. When the Athenians
began to trade by ship, their horizons expanded and the exposure to new customs and traditions led them to
question their own moral traditions. Many thought that if a different moral code worked somewhere else,
then what made their own system better? Exposure to different cultures also prompted early philosophers to
question the difference between nature (physis) and convention (nomos) and what it meant to be “Just” in
each of these cases. Questions about morality and how to best lead the ethical life led to more questions, such
as, “what constitutes the good life?”, and “what do we mean when we talk about the good life?”
Read: Week 6 Handout
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mwjxhm_uav87wuJApgD9TV5-pWcBHPQi?usp=sharing
II. Checking for Understanding
Instructions:
Watch the videos:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14AJLm8h0WBg27_EID3TFTF_O3hLq4FVL/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uWJVS2bT8VKn4W35TVmAPQTLhDt_9LuX/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19D4G7TB9-NRhxV-hlsG5Ww09j4md-DIg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WSG-47JW2Tcopr57711QMgQ7fNKXsNsx/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XhBgrmwpKqpheCbOW_mWdZbQ06IuhWDi/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O_zdUyiKTMrN5h_d86arngyg-tpBqtDl?usp=sharing
ASYNCHRONOUS:
The class will be divided into Groups. Each Group will be assigned to present a Philosophers Moral Teachings.
Group 1 Plato
Group 2 Aristotle
Group 3 St. Thomas Aquinas
Group 4 Immanuel Kant
Group 5 Utilitarianism
During the SYNCHRONOUS meeting answer the following in a graphic organizer:
III. Analysis
The presentation will eventually led you to answer the question: What is a GOOD life?
IV. INTEGRATION: Post Module Activity#5
Submit a graphic organizer reflect on Western Moral tradition by relating it to the AdZU Graduate attributes.
Submission will be on or before Monday November 22, 2021 at 8am. The Google drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O_zdUyiKTMrN5h_d86arngyg-tpBqtDl?usp=sharing
IV. QUIZ on Sunday November 28, 2021 from 1-4pm.