OV2RC_ET Moral problems of contemporary society

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • 1)The concept of crisis. 2) Example of failure of modernism - Nazism , Communism . The question of guilt by K. Jaspers. 3) Moral lessons from totalitarianism. The moral foundations of democracy. 4)The post-modern moral crisis. The losing of the meaning of life. 5)The post-modern moral crisis. The losing of moral values. Loneliness 6) Ontology and Ethics.The moral challenge of biophilic economy. Ethical monism and pluralism. 7) LOHAS lifestyle. 8) Professional ethics. 9)The Ethics of Teaching. 10)The Ethics of Authenticity. 11)Feminism. Multiculturalism. 12) From misrecognition to justice. Critical theory of global society and politics. 13). Moral issues in fiction.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ANZENBACHER, Arno. Einführung in die Ethik (Orig.) : Úvod do etiky [Anzenbacher, 1994] : Úvod do etiky [Anzenbacher, 2001]. info
  • Dejiny etického myslenia v Európe a USA. Edited by Anna Remišová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2008, 894 s. ISBN 9788081011030. info
Teaching methods
Consultation.
Assessment methods
The fulfilling requirements of this course is a written essey s (at least 6 pages - 3 pages conspectus, 3 pages essay), based on two monographies.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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