FF:PSBB079 Ps. persp. on sel. gl. chall. - Course Information
PSBB079 Psychological perspective on selected global challenges
Faculty of ArtsSpring 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
- Psychology (programme FF, B-PSYCH_)
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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