PHK1110 Ethics II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 4. 10. 10:50–12:25 J21, Fri 1. 11. 10:50–12:25 J21, Fri 29. 11. 10:50–12:25 J21
Prerequisites
PHK1206 Ethics I
Enrollment in this course is preconditioned by the course Ethics I
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
Course objectives
The course Ethics II follows up the knowledge and skills achieved in Ethics I. At the end of the course, students should be able to explain the key concepts of normative ethics; explain the basis of key ethical theories; clearly formulate and critically assess their moral judgments.
Syllabus
  • Normative ethics, applied ethics and metaethics
  • Value theory
  • Consequentialism
  • Utilitarianism, preferential utilitarianism
  • Hedonism, egoism
  • Deontology
  • Contractarianism
  • Natural rights
  • Virtue ethics
Literature
    recommended literature
  • RAWLS, John. Spravodlivosť ako férovosť. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram. 334 s. ISBN 8071499110. 2007. info
  • SEARLE, John R. Mind : a brief introduction. New York: Oxford University. 326 p. ISBN 0195157346. 2004. info
  • KANT, Immanuel. Kritika praktického rozumu. Translated by Jaromír Loužil. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda. 306 s. ISBN 8020505075. 1996. info
  • RAWLS, John. Teorie spravedlnosti. Translated by Karel Berka. Praha: Victoria Publishing. 361 s. ISBN 80-85605-89-9. 1995. info
  • SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta. 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. 1994. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. 1993. info
  • SINGER, Peter. Practical ethics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xiii, 395. ISBN 052143971X. 1993. info
  • MILL, John Stuart. John Stuart Mill : on liberty and other essays. Edited by John Gray. Oxford: Oxford University Press. xxxv, 592. ISBN 019282208X. 1991. info
  • DAWKINS, Richard. The selfish gene. New ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 352 s. ISBN 0192860925. 1989. info
  • Theories of ethics. Edited by Philippa Foot. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 188 s. ISBN 0-19-875005-6. 1967. info
  • LOCKE, John. Dvě pojednání o vládě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd. 274 s. 1965. info
  • MILL, John Stuart. Utilitarianism ; On liberty ; Essay on Bentham. Edited by Jeremy Bentham - John Austin - John Stuart Mill - Mary Warnock. London: Collins. 352 s. 1962. info
  • LOCKE, John. John Locke : on politics and education. Edited by Howard R. Penniman. Toronto: D. van Nostrand Comp. 412 s. 1947. info
  • HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, neboli, O podstatě, zřízení a moci státu církevního a občanského. Translated by Jan Mertl - Josef Hrůša. V Praze: Melantrich. 375 s. 1941. URL info
  • KANT, Immanuel. Základy k metafysice mravů. Translated by Antonín Papírník. V Praze: Nákladem Jana Laichtera. xli, 110. 1910. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar discussions.
Assessment methods
Written test - 15 questions, min. pass level 60 percent, 1 absence allowed per term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 6 hod. konzultací.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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