PdF:SZ7MP_OVEP Conteporary moral problems - Course Information
SZ7MP_OVEP Conteporary moral problems
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jana Skácelová (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education - Timetable
- Thu 13:55–14:40 učebna 35
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 57 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to: - understand the main moral problems of modern society
- Syllabus
- 1. Postmodern pluralism, conflict of cultures in a multicultural society. 2. The ecological crisis in ethics. Anthropocentrism vs. Biocentrism. 3. Women's issues in the contemporary world. Feminism and Ecofeminism ethics of care. 4. Violence, terrorism and their legitimacy. 5. Political Ethics. 6. The problem of medical research. Bioethics. 7. Professional Ethics. 8. Freedom and human dignity, responsibility (Kant, Rawls, Fromm, Patocka - "live in truth" ...) 9. Transcendent Ethics - an appeal face (Levinas). 10. Discourse Ethics (Habermas). 11. Conscience and Integrity. 12. Legality, legitimacy - looking for stability. The Evil of Banality.
- Literature
- FROMM, Erich. Mít, nebo být? Translated by Jan Lusk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 2001, 242 s. ISBN 80-7299-036-5. info
- Teaching methods
- Lecture.
- Assessment methods
- Credit lecture. The fulfilling requirement of this course is participating in the colloquium and presentation of the written preparation for the colloquium (based on the Recommended literature).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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