PdF:OV2RC_ET Moral probl.of contemp.society

OV2RC_ET Moral problems of contemporary society

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

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Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

1)The concept of crisis. 2) Example of failure of modernism - Nazism , Communism . The question of guilt by K. Jaspers. 3) Moral lessons from totalitarianism. The moral foundations of democracy. 4)The post-modern moral crisis. The losing of the meaning of life. 5)The post-modern moral crisis. The losing of moral values. Loneliness 6) Ontology and Ethics.The moral challenge of biophilic economy. Ethical monism and pluralism. 7) LOHAS lifestyle. 8) Professional ethics. 9)The Ethics of Teaching. 10)The Ethics of Authenticity. 11)Feminism. Multiculturalism. 12) From misrecognition to justice. Critical theory of global society and politics. 13). Moral issues in fiction.

Literature

recommended literature

ANZENBACHER, Arno. Einführung in die Ethik (Orig.) : Úvod do etiky [Anzenbacher, 1994] : Úvod do etiky [Anzenbacher, 2001]. info
Dejiny etického myslenia v Európe a USA. Edited by Anna Remišová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2008, 894 s. ISBN 9788081011030. info

Teaching methods

Consultation.

Assessment methods

The fulfilling requirements of this course is a written essey s (at least 6 pages - 3 pages conspectus, 3 pages essay), based on two monographies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.