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Vyučující
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Vendra Maria Cristina Clorinda, Mgr. PhD.
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Obsah předmětu
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nespecifikováno
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Studijní aktivity a metody výuky
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Dialogická (diskuze, rozhovor, brainstorming), Metody práce s textem (učebnicí, knihou)
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Výstupy z učení
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This course aims at offering an introduction to animal ethics through the consideration of its historical development and current issues (e.g., zoos, companion animals, animals in agriculture and food production, use of laboratory animals, etc.). Why is not acceptable to treat animals essentially as resources for human use? What does it mean that animals are members of the moral community? Are animals' interests always subordinated to our interests? Can we defend the way we treat animals? What could be an ideal way of relating to animals? Are animals equal? Are the notions of suffering and pain sufficient to develop an ethical consideration of animals? How animal ethics can be done? These questions will be discussed with reference to authors, ideas, arguments, and moral theories that have shaped and currently continue to animate provocative debates in animal ethics. The course will, then, offer students the language and methods to develop a critical thinking about ethical questions concerning animals.
Communication, dialogical skills, ability to read and discuss in English, adaptability to different methodologies and perspectives
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Předpoklady
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none
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Hodnoticí metody a kritéria
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Esej
Evaluations of students in this course will be based on: (1) participation, which includes active discussion in class, attendance (80%), class assignments. In case of absence, the student has to communicate it and to ask the professor for any assignments or key discussions concerning the missed lesson. (2) An in-class presentation (10-15 minutes) and a final paper (6-8 pages). Additional information will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Doporučená literatura
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Angus Taylor. Animals and Ethics: An Overview of the Philosophical Debate. Peterborough: Broadview Press. 2009.
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Bob Fischer. Animal Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction. New York: Routledge. 2021.
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Tom L. Beauchamp. The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2014.
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