PHV301 Normative Ethics: Reading

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The ability to comprehend 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 course is to introduce students to important texts in normative ethics.
Learning outcomes
The successful student will be able to read and interpret English texts in normative ethics and explain the key concepts.
Syllabus
  • Selected works on value theory
  • Selected works on moral responsibility
  • Selected works on consequentialism
  • Selected works on deontology
  • Selected works on contractarianism
  • Selected works on virtue theory
  • Selected works on moral particularism
Literature
  • JOHNSON, Oliver A. and Andrews REATH. Ethics : selections from classical and contemporary writers. 11th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012, ix, 562. ISBN 9780538452823. info
  • Ethical theory : an anthology. Edited by Russ Shafer-Landau. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2007, xvii, 796. ISBN 9781405133203. info
Teaching methods
e-learning: reading and interpretation, on-line consultations
Assessment methods
Weekly online quizzes, which are a necessary condition for eligibility for the final test. Tolerated will be two uncompleted quizzes. The student must receive at least 60 percent of all points to be eligible for the final test. The final test will be online, open questions, successful completion requires reaching at least 60 percent of all points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/20-21/course/view.php?id=970
Detailed course info Study materials will be available in ELF in course Normativní etika: četba Every week a new study text will be assigned. The text will be followed by a quiz in a week's time. Quizzes will be opened at a particular time - every Tuesday at 5pm. The completion of the quizzes is compulsory. Tolerance is two uncompleted quizzes. Every other week on Tuesday at 5:30 pm there will be a consultation in MS Teams devoted to a discussion over the assigned readings. Consultations are not compulsory. The successful completion of the course requires passing the final test. Eligibility for the final test requires completion of the weekly quizzes and reaching at least 60 percent of all points in them The final test will consist of open questions, 60 percent of all points must be reached to pass.
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