PHK1110 Ethics II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
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
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 continues developing the knowledge and skills achieved in Ethics I. At the end of the course, students will have been acquainted with basic meta-ethical theories; will be able to explain the basic concepts in the field and reproduce the key arguments.
Syllabus
  • Meta-ethics: the development of analytically oriented ethics, major figures and issues
  • Meta-ethical theories: why and what for?
  • Cognitivism / non-cognitivism
  • Naturalism, is-ought fallacy
  • Realism
  • Emotivism / Intuitionism
  • Prescriptivism
Literature
  • BRÁZDA, Radim. Ethicum. první. Zlín: VeRBuM. 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-904273-9-6. 2010. info
  • The Blackwell guide to ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. x, 446 s. ISBN 0-631-20119-X. 2000. info
  • SVOBODA, Vladimír and Petr KOLÁŘ. Logika a etika : úvod do metaetiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia. 276 s. ISBN 8070071001. 1997. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar discussions, seminar papers, readings of selected excerpts of primary literature, accompanying e-learning.
Assessment methods
Written test - 8-10 questions , minimum pass level 60 percent. Only two absences are allowed during the term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Informace o rozvrhu kurzu najdete zde: http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkfi/home/studium/rozvrh-ks.
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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Teacher's information
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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 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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