Course: Fundamentals of Ethics 2

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Course title Fundamentals of Ethics 2
Course code KVS/KBE2Q
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Novotný Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Hubálek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Číhalová Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Antic concept of ethics (Socrates, Aristotle, Plato). Natural law (T. Aquinas). The social contract theory (T. Hobbes, J. Locke, J. J. Rousseau). Utilitarism (J. Bentham, J. P. Mill). Empiricism (D. Hume). Morals and manners, the categorical imperative (I. Kant). Morality and Power (F. Nietzsche). Existentialism (S. Kierkegaard, Heidegger, J.P. Sartre).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 31 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course will be presented historical interpretation of ethics and the most important representatives of individual directions. Emphasis will be placed on linking the acquired knowledge with a theoretical foundation and systematic conception of ethics that students acquired under a previous course. After completing the course, students should be able to: "Characterize individual personalities and their contribution to ethics, "Clarify the historical background of the period in which they were formulated specific ethical theory, "Explain the nature of the personalities ethical opinions, "Enumerate ethical guidelines from the chronological point of view, "Apply ethical theory to specific contemporary examples of human behavior.
Interpretation of the various ethical theories within the historical context.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course Fundamentals of ethics 1.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Upon completion of classroom instruction, students will perform a set of subtasks, which demonstrate the ability to understand the ethical literature and be able to critically assess the present academic texts. They will also be able to link the facts obtained with current events in the Czech Republic and abroad. Tasks will be within the specified time regularly sent to the lecturer by e-mail.
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2001). Úvod do etiky. Praha: Academia.
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2010). Úvod do filosofie.. Praha: Portál.
  • HREHOVÁ, H. (2005). Etika - sociálne vzťahy - spoločnosť. Bratislava: Veda - SAV.
  • KOŘENEK, J. (2004). Lékařská etika. Praha: Triton.
  • PŘÍKASKÝ, V. J. (2000). Etika, učebnice základů etiky.. Kostelní Vydří, Karm. Nakl.
  • Sokol, J. (2014). Etika, život, instituce: pokus o praktickou filosofii.. Praha: Vyšehrad.
  • Staněk, A., Špiner, D. (2001). Vybrané problémy etické výchovy pro učitele na druhém stupni základních škol a na školách středních.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Špiner, D. (2004). Nástin křesťanské etiky a jejího významu v hledání smyslu života. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Thompson, M. (2004). Přehled etiky.. Praha: Portál.
  • TISCHNER, J. (1998). Etika solidarity.. Bratislava: Kalligram.


Study plans that include the course
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