PH1110 Ethics II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 A11
Prerequisites
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
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to extend the student' knowldedge acquired in the course Ethics I. This course focuses on meta-ethics and introduces students to issues related to the key theories of the semantics of moral judgments, moral epistemology, moral metaphysics and moral psychology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- describe the basic classification of metaethical theories;
- explain the factors that influence the choice of a particular metaethical theory;
- describe the problems that motivate the formulation of a particular theory;
- describe the relationship between metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics.
Syllabus
  • Metaethics, normative ethics, applied ethics - basic distinctions
  • Meta-ethical theories - introductory classification, why and what for?
  • Moore: naturalistic fallacy, intuitionism
  • Non-cognitivism, emotivism, expressivism, quasi-realism
  • Nihilism, Error Theory, subjectivism
  • Teological voluntarism
  • Naturalism
Literature
  • BRÁZDA, Radim. Ethicum. první. Zlín: VeRBuM, 2010, 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-904273-9-6. info
  • The Blackwell guide to ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, x, 446 s. ISBN 0-631-20119-X. info
  • SVOBODA, Vladimír and Petr KOLÁŘ. Logika a etika : úvod do metaetiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1997, 276 s. ISBN 8070071001. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar discussions, readings of selected excerpts of primary literature, accompanying e-learning.
Assessment methods
Only one absence allowed. Attendance is a pre-condition of the eligibility for final test. Further, students will work out and hand in protocols from the lectures. The number of protocols assigned to each student will depend on the total number of students in the course. Each student who works out a protocol in a class will present the protocol at the beginning of the next class as a form of revision. The set of protocols will serve the students as the materials for the preparation for the final exam. The final exam will be in the form of an open-question test. Minimal pass level is 60 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020.
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