FF:PHK1110 Ethics II - Course Information

PHK1110 Ethics II

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová

Timetable

Fri 7. 10. 13:20–14:55 J21, Fri 4. 11. 13:20–14:55 J21, Fri 16. 12. 13:20–14:55 J21

Prerequisites

PHK1206 Ethics I
Enrollment in this course is preconditioned by the course Ethics I

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

• Philosophy (programme FF, B-PH)

Course objectives

The course Ethics II continues developing the knowledge and skills achieved in Ethics I. The goal is to learn the analytic method of reasoning when studying and criticizing theories of the origin of morality, justification of morality and theories putting forth normative requirements.

Syllabus

• Normative ethics, applied ethics and metaethics
• Value theory
• Consequentialism
• Utilitarianism, preferential utilitarianism
• Hedonism, egoism
• Deontology
• Contractarianism
• Natural rights
• Virtue ethics

Literature

• SEARLE, John R. Mind : a brief introduction. New York: Oxford University, 2004, 326 p. ISBN 0195157346. info
• SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. info
• DAWKINS, Richard. The selfish gene. New ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989, 352 s. ISBN 0192860925. info
• A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. info
• SINGER, Peter. Practical ethics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, xiii, 395. ISBN 052143971X. info
• RAWLS, John. Teorie spravedlnosti. Translated by Karel Berka. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 361 s. ISBN 80-85605-89-9. info
• RAWLS, John. Spravodlivosť ako férovosť. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2007, 334 s. ISBN 8071499110. info
• KANT, Immanuel. Kritika praktického rozumu. Translated by Jaromír Loužil. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1996, 306 s. ISBN 8020505075. info
• MILL, John Stuart. John Stuart Mill : on liberty and other essays. Edited by John Gray. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, xxxv, 592. ISBN 019282208X. info
• Theories of ethics. Edited by Philippa Foot. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967, 188 s. ISBN 0-19-875005-6. info
• LOCKE, John. Dvě pojednání o vládě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1965, 274 s. info
• MILL, John Stuart. Utilitarianism ; On liberty ; Essay on Bentham. Edited by Jeremy Bentham - John Austin - John Stuart Mill - Mary Warnock. London: Collins, 1962, 352 s. info
• LOCKE, John. John Locke : on politics and education. Edited by Howard R. Penniman. Toronto: D. van Nostrand Comp., 1947, 412 s. info
• HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, neboli, O podstatě, zřízení a moci státu církevního a občanského. Translated by Jan Mertl - Josef Hrůša. V Praze: Melantrich, 1941, 375 s. URL info
• KANT, Immanuel. Základy k metafysice mravů. Translated by Antonín Papírník. V Praze: Nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1910, xli, 110. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminar discussions, seminar papers, 1-2 page homework assignments, readings of selected excerpts of primary literature.

Assessment methods

Written test, seminar paper, 80 percent attendance in seminars

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: celkem 18 hod. konzultací.

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