Week 1

Introduction to the course (Linking Ethics and Economics. Institutions, Organizations and Ethics)
What is the Right Thing to Do? - Episode 1-1 (Consequentialist x Categorical Reasoning)
Ethical Pre-Understanding of Real Situations
Empiricist Ethics (Empiricism. Hedonism. David Hume. Utilitarianism)
Moral reasoning
What is the Right Thing to Do? - Episode 1-2 (Utilitarianism)
Utility in Economic Models
What is Ethics? (Ethics as Practical Philosophy. Forms of Ethics)

Week 2

Week 3

Philosophy of Social Science - Continued
- Macrosocial Science and Functionalism
- Moral Questions and Social Science
Philosophy of Economics
Exercising of moral reasoning on abortion

Week 4

Week 5

Theory of Choice
Immanuel Kant and Categorical Reasoning
Thomas Aquinas and Conscience
Exercising of moral reasoning on "helping to the poor"
Comparison of different approaches: Ethical Egoism, Social Contract approach, Utilitarianism and Christian approach

Week 6

Week 7

Constitutional Economics I
- Origin
- Constitutional Contract
- The Contractarian Birth of State
- Postconstitutional Contract
- Public Goods and Common Resources
Selfrealization and Freedom I
Exercising of financial analysts ethics
- Ethics Codes
- CFA Ethics Code
- CFA Standards of Professional Conduct

Week 8

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Week 10

Week 11

8:00 - 9:20: Clarifying midterm exam questions - based on needs expressed by students

Midterm Exam

Week 12