PSBB079 Psychological perspective on selected global challenges

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. David Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Edita Chvojka, MSc (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Juřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petr Zámečník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Vojtěch Juřík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Cílem kurzu bude poskytnutí eklektického vhledu do společenských oblastí, ve kterých se přímo či nepřímo uplatňuje psychologie jako základní a aplikovaná disciplína v kontextu globálních společenských výzev.
Syllabus
  • The importance of psychology as a science and scientific thinking in context of 21st century society
  • The role of psychology in the construction of the myth of individual responsibility for global problems and in the construction of a systemic approach
  • Psychology and evidence-based policy-making
  • Ethical questions and threats of the coming decades (artificial intelligence ethics, sexual robots, cognitive distortions, existential threats)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Munro, E. (2014). Evidence-Based Policy. In Cartwright, N. and Montuschi, E., editors, Philosophy of social science. A new introduction, pages 48–67. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • HARARI, Yuval N. Homo deus : stručné dějiny zítřka. Translated by Alexander Tomský - Anna Pilátová. Vydání první. Voznice: Leda, 2017, 431 stran. ISBN 9788073355029. info
  • KUŘE, Josef. Enhancement: Konceptuální ujasnění a základní podoby (Enhancement: Conceptual clarification and some basic forms). In Jan Payne, David Černý, Adam Doležal. Dobrý, nebo lepší život? : human enhancement. Praha: Ústav státu a práva AV ČR, 2015, p. 13-43. Edice Kabinetu zdravotnického práva a bioetiky. ISBN 978-80-87439-18-0. info
Teaching methods
Lectures by experts, group discussion, study of professional sources
Assessment methods
Presence and active involvement in learning blocks, active participation in group discussions. Students will be awarded credit if they successfully meet the requirements.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 24 hod./semestr - 4 bloky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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