PdF:OV2MP_ET Moral probl.of contemp.society

OV2MP_ET Moral problems of contemporary society

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Mon 19:25–20:10 učebna 32

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: - make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems

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

required literature

ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8020009175. info

not specified

Dejiny etického myslenia v Európe a USA. Edited by Anna Remišová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2008, 894 s. ISBN 9788081011030. info

Teaching methods

Lecture.

Assessment methods

The fulfilling requirements of this course is a written essey s (at least 10 pages - 4 pages conspectus, 6 pages essay), based on three monographies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.