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Lecturer(s)
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Fišerová Michaela, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Contemporary systematic philosophy and possibilities of its application. 2. Aesthetic problem of perception in cultural and natural environement. 3. Aesthetic problem of interspecies affectivity and empathy. 4. Aesthetic problem of social imagination and stereotypisation. 5. Media problem of visual memory and testimony. 6. Media problem of discursive and genre framing. 7. Media problem convergence and electronic surveillance. 8. Ethical problem of environmental and climate crisis. 9. Ethical problem of unequality of living beings and interspecies care. 10. Ethical problem of genetic and technical modifcations of humans. 11. Social problem of violence, conflict and migration. 12. Social problem of gender and sexual normalisation. 13. Social problem of opinion communities and collective identities. 14. Final discussion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The subject's goal is to introduce the aims and methods of applied reaserach in the area of systematic philosophy. The course is composed of a series of lectures and seminars in applied ethics, semiotcs, and aesthetics. Each lecture introduces the main philosophic problems, intellectual movements and conceptions of chosen philosophers in the context of historical background. The seminar is focused on practical applications and discussions.
The student will understand how philosophical concepts can be applied. Via reading of a representative selection of texts from the fields of ethics and aesthetics, the student will see practical effects and interdisciplinary dimensions of philosophical work. Based on comparison of individual texts and commmon discussion, the student will uncover appplicability of these philosophical conceptions in various ethical and aesthetic contexts of contemporary world.
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Prerequisites
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reading in Czech and English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Each student prepares a 5 pages long seminar work, which includes their explanation of a chosen topic in related ethical contexts. Each seminar work will be presented in corresponding seminar lesson. The presentation is followed by collective discussion with teacher and students.
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Recommended literature
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