Course: Reading for contemporary ethics

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Course title Reading for contemporary ethics
Course code KFHS/B140
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Řebíková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to Ethics 2. Aristotle - virtue ethics 3. Aristotle - Nicomachean ethics 4. Critique of virtue ethics 5. Aristippos of Cyrene 6. Epicurus - hedonism 7. Criticism of hedonism 8. Utilitarianism 9. J.S. Mill - Utilitarianism 10. Augustine?s ethics of love 11. Thomas Aquinas 12. and 13. I. Kant.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The subject "Reading for contemporary ethics" will provide students with an overview of the basic literature related to basic approaches to ethics within the history of philosophical and ethical thought, and throught focused reading with comments, they will be guided through the basic ethical theories still valid today. As part of the course, we will read selected passages not only from primary, but also from sexondary literature on the mentioned topics.
Orientation in basic ethical theories Knowledge of the history and development of ethical thinking
Prerequisites
None
KFHS/B109

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
75% active participation Successful completion of the written test
Recommended literature
  • Aristotelés. Etika Nikomachova. Praha, 1996.
  • Ernst Tugendhat. Přednášky o etice. Praha, 2004.
  • Kolbertová, E. Šesté vymírání. Barrister&Principal, 2018.
  • Mill, J.S. Utilitarismus. Praha, 2011.
  • Špinka, Š., a kol. Přístupy k etice I-III. Praha, 2014.


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