PH1206 Ethics I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 L32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil.
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
This course is designed as an introduction to meta-ethics. The goal is to get students acquainted with basic meta-ethical theories (cognitivism - non-cognitivism, realism, relativism, emotivism, intuitionism, naturalism, is-ought fallacy, prescriptivism, utilitarism.
Syllabus
  • Meta-ethics: the development of analytically oriented ethics, major figures and issues
  • Meta-ethical theories: why and what for?
  • Cognitivism / non-cognitivism
  • Naturalism, is-ought fallacy
  • Realism
  • Emotivism / Intuitionism
  • Prescriptivism
  • Utilitarism / Preferential utilitarism
Literature
  • LaFollet
  • The Blackwell guide to ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, x, 446 s. ISBN 0-631-20119-X. info
  • MOORE, George Edward. Etika. Prešov: LIM, 1999, 121 s. ISBN 80-967778-6-6. info
  • Logika a etika :úvod do metaetiky. Edited by Petr Kolář - Vladimír Svoboda. 1. vyd. Praha: FILOSOFIA, 1997, 276 s. ISBN 80-7007-100-1. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar work, seminar discussions, written homework
Assessment methods
Lecture, seminar work, study of primary literary sources, seminar presentation, active participation and discussion in seminars required, 80 percent attendance, credit given on the basis of a test, active participation in seminars and 80 percent attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/etika/index.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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