OVc008 Contemporary Philosophy and Bioethics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 14. 2. 14:00–18:50 učebna 42, Fri 6. 3. 14:00–18:50 učebna 42, Fri 3. 4. 14:00–18:50 učebna 42
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
Main objectives of this course - to understand the basic themes of bioethics.
Learning outcomes
Didactical project.
Syllabus
  • Relation to nature as a philosophical problem.
  • Three pillars of bioethics.
  • Life as the central category of bioethics.
  • Science, research, lifestyle and rights of living organisms (genetic engineering).
  • Environmental ethics, the problem of anthropocentrism.
  • Typology of environment-related ideologies.
  • Welfare of animals.
  • Human life as a specific value.
  • Beginnings of human life (ethical aspects of human reproduction).
  • Health and Disease, Medical and Nursing Ethics.
  • Ethical reflection of dying and death.
  • Use of bioethics in the teaching of Civics.
  • Citizen and health care.
Literature
    required literature
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Bioetika (Bioethics). 1st ed. Brno: MU Brno, 2008, 68 pp. PdF MU. ISBN 978-80-210-4626-9. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Úvod do environmentální problematiky (Introduction to the environmental problems). 1st ed. Trnava: UCM Trnava, 2008, 95 pp. FF UCM. ISBN 978-80-8105-049-7. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Racionalita a ekologická krize (Racionality and Ecological Crisis). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. 110. ISBN 80-210-2022-9. info
    recommended literature
  • JEMELKA, Petr and Martin GLUCHMAN. Anthropomorphism as a methodological problem of animal ethics (in the memory of Sir Patrick Bateson). Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe). Berlin: De Gruyter Open, 2017, vol. 7, 3-4, p. 169-176. ISSN 1338-5615. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0016. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Bioethics and environmetal Ethics as part of the training of future Civic and social sciences basic teachers. In Řehulka, E. (ed.), SCHOOL and HEALTH 21 Health Education: Contexts and Inspiration. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2010, p. 311-316. ISBN 978-80-210-5259-8. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr and Slavomír LESŇÁK. Environmentálna etika (Environmnetal ethics). 1st ed. Prešov: PU Prešov, 2008, 92 pp. FF PU Prešov. ISBN 978-80-8068-806-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Exam - project presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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