OV3DC_MPSS Moral problems of contemporary society

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/15/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Milan Valach, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Milan Valach, Ph.D.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Marie Baráčková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OV3DC_MPSS/01: Fri 14. 10. 8:00–11:30 učebna 41, Fri 4. 11. 12:20–15:50 učebna 41, Fri 2. 12. 12:20–15:50 učebna 41, M. Valach
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
At the end of this course students should be able to: - make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems of the 20th century - especially about totalitarian society.
Syllabus
  • 1) 20th century as a crisis 2) The term of moral as a human attribute. 3)Moral dimension of the pre-capitalist societies. 4)Fasism and nacism. 5)Communism. 6)Totalitarism and postmodernism. 7)Hiearchy of the markets. 8)The crowd in modern society. 9)-"- 10)-"- 11)Globalization. 12)Representative democracy in crisis. 13)The question of future
Literature
    required literature
  • VALACH, Milan. Svět na předělu : o politické a morální krizi kapitalismu. Druhé, podstatně rozšíř. Všeň: Grimmus, 2009, 406 stran. ISBN 9788090283152. info
  • VALACH, Milan. Češi v neklidné době. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2006, 306 s. ISBN 8086263754. info
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
The fulfilling requirements of this course is a written essay (atleast 10 pages), based on three monographies.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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