FF:PH1110 Ethics II - Course Information

PH1110 Ethics II

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Radim Brázda, Dr. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová

Timetable

Tue 11:40–13:15 A11 stara

Prerequisites

PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. && PH1206 Ethics I
Enrollment in this course is preconditioned by the course Ethics I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Philosophy (programme FF, B-HS)
• Philosophy (programme FF, B-PH) (2)
• Philosophy (programme FF, M-HS)
• Philosophy (programme FF, M-PH)

Course objectives

The course Ethics II continues developing the knowledge and skills achieved in Ethics I. The goal is to improve argumentation skills in ethics, learn the analytic method of reasoning when studying and criticizing theories of the origin of morality, justification of morality and theories putting forth normative requirements.

Syllabus

• Argumentation in ethics
• Normative ethics, applied ethics and metaethics
• Consequentialism
• Utilitarianism, preferential utilitarianism
• Hedonism, egoism
• Deontology
• Contractarianism
• Natural rights
• Virtue ethics
• Ethics of care and feminist ethics

Literature

• MILL, John Stuart. On liberty (Přít.) : Utilitarianism ; On liberty ; Essay on Bentham. info
• DAWKINS, Richard. Der Gotteswahn. Translated by Sebastian Vogel. Berlin: Ullstein, 2007, 574 s. ISBN 9783550086885. info
• RAWLS, John. Spravodlivosť ako férovosť. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2007, 334 s. ISBN 8071499110. info
• SEARLE, John R. Mind : a brief introduction. New York: Oxford University, 2004, 326 p. ISBN 0195157346. info
• RAWLS, John. Politický liberalizmus. Translated by Pavol Štekauer. 1. slovenské vyd. Prešov: Slovacontact, 1997, 304 s. ISBN 808887601X. info
• KANT, Immanuel. Kritika praktického rozumu. Translated by Jaromír Loužil. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1996, 306 s. ISBN 8020505075. info
• RAWLS, John. Teorie spravedlnosti. Translated by Karel Berka. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 361 s. ISBN 80-85605-89-9. info
• SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. info
• A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. info
• SINGER, Peter. Practical ethics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, xiii, 395. ISBN 052143971X. info
• DAWKINS, Richard. The selfish gene. New ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989, 352 s. ISBN 0192860925. info
• ARISTOTELES, 384-322 př.Kr. Etika Nikomachova [Aristoteles, 1979]. Bratislava: Pravda, 1979. info
• KANT, Immanuel. Základy metafyziky mravů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1976, 135 s. info
• Theories of ethics. Edited by Philippa Foot. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967, 188 s. ISBN 0-19-875005-6. info
• LOCKE, John. Dvě pojednání o vládě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1965, 274 s. info
• LOCKE, John. On Politics and Education. USA: Walter J. Black, 1947, 412 s. info
• HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, neboli, O podstatě, zřízení a moci státu církevního a občanského. Translated by Jan Mertl - Josef Hrůša. V Praze: Melantrich, 1941, 375 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminar discussions, seminar papers, 1-2 page homework assignments, readings of selected excerpts of primary literature.

Assessment methods

Written test, seminar paper, 80 percent attendance in seminars

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://belohrad.webnode.cz

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