PHK1206 Ethics I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 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
Prerequisites
understanding English philosophical text
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 subject is to introduce students to the basic problems of normative ethics, introduce them to the key authors, questions and arguments relating to the nature of moral norms and values.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
- describe the key theories in normative ethics;
- define the basic concepts in the field;
- reconstruct the most important arguments;
- justify their own moral judgments.
Syllabus
  • Normative ethics, applied ethics and metaethics
  • Value theory
  • Consequentialism
  • Utilitarianism, preferential utilitarianism
  • Hedonism, egoism
  • Deontology - absolute and moderate
  • Contractarianism
  • Natural rights
  • Virtue ethics
Literature
  • Doporučená literatura je obsahem e-learningové podpory, která kurz doprovází.
  • Metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics : historical and contemporary readings. Edited by James Fieser. Australia: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000, xi, 532. ISBN 0534573843. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. 1st ed. Malden: Blackwell Pub., 1991, xxii, 565. ISBN 0631187855. info
Teaching methods
Lectures in the form of commented ppt presentations, MS Teams consultations, assigned readings.
Assessment methods
Weekly online quizzes. These are compulsory, tolerated will be 2 uncompleted quizzes. To proceed to the final test one must reach a minimum of 60 percent of all points. The final test will be online, open questions, minimum pass level 60 percent.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Informace o rozvrhu kurzu najdete zde: http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkfi/home/studium/rozvrh-ks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 10 hod., z toho 6 hodin formou přednášky, 4 hodiny formou osobní konzultace na základě potřeb studenta.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/20-21/course/view.php?id=248
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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