Georgetown Preparatory School
Christian Ethics, Personal and Social
The Virtuous Man in the Public Arena
It was the desire of Ignatius Loyola that the Jesuit school educate the virtuous man who would be active in the public arena. Toward this end, Junior Religion is a yearlong course in Christian Ethics, Personal and Social. In the first semester, we will examine what it means to be virtuous by drawing on the Classical philosophical traditions, the Doctors of the Church and the Scriptures, as well as the modern thought that has advanced it. In the second semester, we will examine, through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching, the cultural, social and legal structures that constitute the local and global public arena to understand better the demands of a faith that seeks justice.
First Semester
The Virtuous Man
INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL ETHICS
What is Ethics?
Normative not descriptive endeavor
Ethical terms
Moral, immoral, amoral pre-moral
Ethics and Social Sciences
Psychological, Anthropology, Sociology provide realistic view of the human-important for normative endeavor
Concepts and Misconceptions in Ethics
Bias, Relativism, Dogmatism, Rationalizing, Fallacy
Four Ways of Ethical Thinking
Truth, Consequences, Fairness, Character
Truth
Responsibility, Acknowledgement, Discernment, Conclusion
Consequences
Utilitarian calculus, Is utilitarian an unethical premises, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill
Fairness
Deontology, Thucydides, Kant, Categorical Imperative John Rawls, Veil of Ignorance
Scope of fairness, Principle of Autonomy
Character
Character and Seven Classic Virtues
Aristotle and Eudaimonia, Doctrine of the mean, Character Types
Apply Four Way Methods to case studies
Writing case studies and issues analysis
CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC ETHICS
Catholic World View/Catholic Meta Ethics
Scripture Based
Incarnational
Ignatian
Relation to Aristotle, Kant Utilitarianism
Thomas Aquinas, Natural Law, Reason
Sin,
Original, personal and social
Grace
Conscience Formation
Reconciliation
Theological virtues
Pietas, Christianitas
Apply case studies to Catholic Ethics
Second Semester
The Public Arena
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ETHICS
Background
Charity vs. Justice
What happened to Justice?
Faith that does Justice, Arrupe
Justice
What is the Public Arena?
Pietas, Christianitas
Rights Theories
Social Sin: Reconciliatio et Paenitentia
Catholic Social Teaching:
Principles vs. clear norms; difficulty in interpretation
Themes of CST
Concrete Method for applying CST
1. Investigate: What are the facts, reality?
2. Consult: What are the laws? Social Norms?
3. Values: What does Scripture and Tradition say?
4. Conclusion
Investigate the issues of injustice through the lens of pertinent papal encyclical or synod doscuemnts
Texts required: An Ethical Life: A Practical Approach to Ethical Reasoning by Richard Kyte and Laudato Si by Pope Francis
Assessments: First Semester and 3rd quarter-discussions, tests, essays. 4th Quarter- project
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