PdF:OV3DC_MPSS Moral problems - Course Information
OV3DC_MPSS Moral problems of contemporary society
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/15. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (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
- Fri 21. 10. 8:25–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 18. 11. 8:25–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 16. 12. 8:25–12:50 učebna 41
- 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
- Extension of Teaching Qualification for secondary schools (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Civics)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course students should be able to: - make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems of the 20th century.
- Syllabus
- 1.The term of moral as a human attribute. 2.Example of failure of modernism - Nazism , Communism . The question of guilt by K. Jaspers. 3-4. Postmodern pluralism or totalitarism? 5. The ecological crisis in ethics. Anthropocentrism vs. Biocentrism. 6. Evolutionary ontology. J. Šmajs. 7. LOHAS lifestyle. Business Ethics. 8. Political Ethics. Violence, terrorism and their legitimacy. 9. Women's issues in the contemporary world. Feminism and Ecofeminism ethics of care. 10. The problem of medical research. Bioethics. 11. The Ethics of Teaching. 12.The Ethics of Authenticity. Multiculturalism. 13. Human nature. Sense of life, love.
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- Lecture. Presentation.
- Assessment methods
- The fulfilling requirements of this course is presentation of the chosen topic in class and a written essay (atleast 10 pages), based on three monographies.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0/0/15.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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