PH0198 Moral Philosophy Naturalized

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Radim Brázda, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Bystroňová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Horský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Stránský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Šimáčková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 J21
Prerequisites
PH1206 Ethics I || PHK1206 Ethics I
Ability to read and understand materials in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the empirical and experimental research of morality in its current form. This aim will be achieved through the presentation of several key topics (in contrast to the course Experimental and Empirical Ethics, which reaches similar goal through the introduction of key figures). The emphasis will be put on the interdisciplinary nature of such project and therefore on the possibilities of contribution of various disciplines to the solution to the traditional issues in moral philosophy (experimental philosophy, moral and evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroethics, etc.). During the semester, students will acquire detailed knowledge of the subject matter (basic issues, theories and leading figures) and as a result they will be able to think about given issues on their own and to consider potential contributions of other disciplines to their own particular area of research.
Syllabus
  • Experimental philosophy of morality (The Knobe Effect, theory of mind, moral luck);
  • experimental philosophy of free will;
  • models of moral judgment (rationalism vs. intuitionism);
  • the definition of morality (monism vs. pluralism);
  • neuroethics (neuroscientific explanation of moral conduct, biochemical moral setting);
  • bioethics (ethics of scientific research, applied ethics);
  • persuasive ethics (morality as a social and political instrument, moral argumentation).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DORIS, J. M. & the Moral Psychology Research Group (Eds.). (2010). The Moral Psychology Handbook. New York: OUP, 2010.
  • KNOBE, J. & NICHOLS, S. (Eds.). (2013). Experimental Philosophy, Vol. 2. New York: OUP, 2013.
  • KNOBE, J. & NICHOLS, S. (Eds.). (2008). Experimental Philosophy. New York: OUP, 2008.
  • SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, W. (Ed.). (2008). Moral Psychology, Volume 1: The Evolution of Morality (Adaptations and Innateness). Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press, 2008.
  • SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, W. (Ed.). (2008). Moral Psychology, Volume 2: The Cognitive Science of Morality (Intuition and Diversity). Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press, 2008.
  • SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, W. (Ed.). (2008). Moral Psychology, Volume 3: The Neuroscience of Morality (Emotion, Brain Disorders, and Development). Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press, 2008.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of the main topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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