SZ7MP_OVEP Conteporary moral problems

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
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
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. LOHAS lifestyle. Business Ethics. 4. Women's issues in the contemporary world. Feminism and Ecofeminism ethics of care. 5. Violence, terrorism and their legitimacy. 6. Political Ethics. V. Havel 7. The problem of medical research. Bioethics. 8. Professional Ethics. Teaching ethics. 9. Freedom and human dignity, responsibility (Kant, Rawls, Fromm, Patocka - "live in truth" ...) 10. Human nature. Sense of life, love. 11. The Ethics of Authenticity. Multiculturalism. 12. Conscience and integrity. 13. Legality, legitimacy - looking for stability. The Evil of Banality.
Literature
    required literature
  • FROMM, Erich. Lidské srdce. Translated by Miroslav Zůna. Praha: Nakladatelství Josefa Šimona, 1996, 177 s. ISBN 8085637286. 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.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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