PH02V013 Interpretative Seminar XIII: Selected readings from Derek Parfit`s work

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 L31
Prerequisites
PH1206 Ethics I
Reading comprehension in English
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
At the end of the course students will have been introduced to the work of one of the most important moral philosophers today - D. Parfit. They will understand the key areas of Parfit´s research, his contribution to ethical debates, problems that he formulated, and thought experiments that he works with.
Syllabus
  • Parfit on rationality
  • Parfit on consequentialism
  • Parfit´s theory of personal identity
  • Parfit and population ethics
  • Parfit and deontology
  • Parfit and meta-ethics
  • Parfit on normativity
  • Parfit´s critiques
Literature
  • PARFIT, Derek. On what matters. Edited by Samuel Scheffler. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xiii, 825. ISBN 9780199572816. info
  • PARFIT, Derek. Reasons and persons. Repr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987, xv, 543. ISBN 9780198249085. info
Teaching methods
interpretation seminar - readings, discussions, analyses,
Assessment methods
in-term tests, final written test, min. 60 per cent
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: + e-learning.
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