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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Origin of moral philosophy in Socrates (the question of good life, care of the soul, moral intellectualism) 2. Further development of moral philosophy in Plato 3. Aristotle´s moral philosophy (happiness, virtue, purposive choice) 4. Kant´s moral philosophy (formalism, moral law, good will, intention, duty) 5. Utilitarianism and consequentialism 6. Material value ethics (M. Scheler, D. von Hildebrand)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Survey of basic problems and approaches of the philosophical ethics on a historical background. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students will 1)become familiar with basic paradigms of philosophical ethics (virtue ethics, deontological ethics, utilitarianism, material value ethics) 2)be oriented in basic ethical problems and questions 3) gain orientation in basic types of ethical argumentation and they will be able to evaluate such an argumentation critically.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of the history of philosophy on the undergraduate level.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam
Pass test in distance learning materals. Pass oral colloquium.
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Recommended literature
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http://kfil.upol.cz/index.html.
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Aristoteles. (1996). Etika Nikomachova. Rezek, Praha.
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D. von Hildebrand. Ethik.
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J.S. Mill. (1947). Utilitarianism. London.
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Kant, I. (1976). Základy metafyziky mravů.. Praha: Svoboda.
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Patočka Jan. (1991). Sokrates.. Praha.
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Platón. Gorgias, Obrana Sókrata.
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Scheler, M., Scheler, M., & Frings, M. S. (2000). Der Formalismus in der Ethik und die Materiale Wertethik: neuer Versuch der Grundlegung eines ethischen Personalismus. Bonn: Bouvier.
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