• Integrate ethical considerations into curriculum design, classroom discussions, and student assessments;
• Negotiate moral dilemmas and make informed decisions grounded in ethical principles to navigate complex decisions in education.;
• Examine and be responsible of one’s role of language, persuasion, and power in shaping beliefs and character, applying insights from the Sophists to teaching and learning contexts.;
• Foster critical thinking and ethical decision-making abilities in their students, modelling these skills through classroom discourse and reflective practice.

• Critically evaluate and compare various ancient views on the concept of “the good life”, considering their implications for education and personal development;
• Explain the ethical theories of prominent ancient thinkers, including their core concepts of virtue, justice, and happiness, and analyse the reasoning behind their positions;
• Describe how ancient ethical theories shed light on student motivation, character formation, and decision-making processes.

• Apply critical thinking skills to analyse and interpret primary texts of ancient philosophy by deconstructing arguments, identifying assumptions, and extracting key concepts relevant to educational contexts;
• Demonstrate the ability to analyse and interpret student behaviours and motivations through the lens of ancient ethical theories;
• Identify, analyse, and propose solutions to moral dilemmas and real-world situations educators might face.

This module will be assessed through: Assignment.

Core Reading List

1. Ambury, J. M., Irani, T., & Wallace, K. (Eds.). (2020). Philosophy as a way of life: Historical, contemporary, and pedagogical perspectives. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Fraser-Burgess, S., Heybach, J. A., & Metro-Roland, D. (Eds.). (2024). The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education. Cambridge University Press.
3. Graham, G. (2010). Theories of ethics: An introduction to moral philosophy with a selection of classic readings. Routledge.
4. Hadot, P., Davidson, A. I., & Chase, M. (1995). Philosophy as a way of life: Spiritual exercises from Socrates to Foucault. Wiley-Blackwell.

Supplementary Reading List

1. Aristotle, & Irwin, T. (2019). Nicomachean ethics. Hackett Publishing.
2. Religion & Ethics. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/
3. Cooper, J. M. (2002). Plato: Five dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo. Hackett Publishing.
4. Faustino, M., & Telo, H. (2024). Hadot and Foucault on Ancient Philosophy: Critical Assessments. Brill Academic Pub.
5. Melchert, N. M., & Morrow, D. (2018). The Great Conversation: Volume I: Pre-Socratics Through Descartes. Oxford University Press.
6. The Ethics Centre. https://ethics.org.au/