OVp011 History of Ethics 2-lecture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 14:00–14:50 učebna 1
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OVp006 History of Ethics 1-lecture &&NOW( OVp012 History of Ethics 2-seminar )
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
Course objectives
At the end of this course students should be able to: - compare and evaluate individual theories from the history of ethical thinking
- make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems
Syllabus
  • 1.-2.Philosophy of History and Ethics - Hegel, Marx 3.-4.Voluntaristic ethics - Schopenhauer, Nietzsche 5.-6.Ethics and Human existence - Kiekegaard,existentialism 7.Utilitarism and pragmatism 8.-9.Biological and psychological inspirations - Bergson, Fromm, Lorenz 10.Ethics of Responsibility - Jonas; environmental Ethics 11.Ethics and fairness- Rawls 12.Ethics and postmodernism
Literature
    required literature
  • Dejiny etického myslenia v Európe a USA. Edited by Anna Remišová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2008, 894 s. ISBN 9788081011030. info
  • Úvod do etiky. Edited by Arno Anzenbacher, Translated by Karel Šprunk. 1. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1994, 292 s. ISBN 80-7113-111-3. info
    recommended literature
  • MALIK, Kenan. The quest for a moral compass : a global history of ethics. London: Atlantic Books, 2015, 390 stran. ISBN 9781848874817. info
  • BEETHAM, Frank. Learning Greek with Plato : a beginner's course in classical Greek based on Plato, Meno 70a1-81e6. 1st pub. Exeter: Bristol Phoenix press, 2007, xxiv, 503. ISBN 9781904675563. info
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. A short history of ethics. London: Routledge, 1993, viii, 280. ISBN 0415040272. info
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Final assesment will be based on a oral exam. The minimum requirement for passing the course is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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