UZPH2101 Problems of Ethics and Religious Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Radim Brázda, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 A11
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 the course, students will be able to: name the key problems and questions of ethics and theories of religion, understand the context of the origin and genealogy of religion and morality, cite the key concepts and definitions in ethics and theory of religion, identify the basic theories in ethics and theory of religion and explain their relevance for other disciplines, critically asses arguments related to religious grups, analyze media discourse on sects, identify the characteristic religious groups in this country, offer contemporary explanations and justification of morality, name the basic ethical theories and their arguments. The student should also be able to make use of the findings in the creation of the curriculum for Introduction to Humanities at high schools.
Syllabus
  • Definition of religion (delineation and limits of inquiry)
  • Sects and religious groups (are "sects" dangerous?)
  • Uncommon religions in CR
  • Ethics - concepts, definitions, basic issues
  • Normative ethics, metaethics
  • Descriptive ethics, history of ethics, applied ethics
  • The evolution of morality (evolutionry, empirical, experimental ethics)
  • Experiments in ethics and their use in instruction
  • Seminars based on the presentations of students´ sample instruction units in ethics or theory of religion
Literature
    required literature
  • BRÁZDA, Radim. Ethicum. první. Zlín: VeRBuM, 2010, 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-904273-9-6. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Nová náboženská hnutí. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 181 s. ISBN 8021016450. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar discussions
Assessment methods
Seminar paper (each student will present his/her sample instruction unit on a selected theme), final work. Assessed attributes will include: clarity, foundation, accessibility, adequacy, invention.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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