OV3BP_DE1 History of Ethics 1-lecture

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 15:00–15:50 D214 učebna
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( OV3BP_SDE1 History of Ethics 1-seminar )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of this course students should be able to: - compare and evaluate individual theories from the history of ethical thinking
- make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems
Key topics
  • 1)Introduction to the ethics.
  • 2) The importance of moral rules in the life of an individum and society as whole.
  • 3) Herakleitos, sophist s doubt.
  • 4) Demokritos and Epikuros.
  • 5)Plato as theoretist of totalitarism.
  • 6) Aristoteles - the meaning of freedom.
  • 7) Stoicism- problem of fatalism.
  • 8) The beginnings of christianity.
  • 9) Machiavelli and the philosophy of history.
  • 10) Hobbes.
  • 11) Protestant ethics and the beginning of capitalism.
  • 12) J. J. Rousseau- private ownership as the cause of social evil
  • 13) I. Kant.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Dejiny etického myslenia v Európe a USA. Edited by Anna Remišová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2008, 894 s. ISBN 9788081011030. info
  • ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Translated by Karel Šprunk. 1. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1994, 292 s. ISBN 8071131113. info
    recommended literature
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. A short history of ethics. London: Routledge, 1993, viii, 280. ISBN 0415040272. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit seminar. The fulfilling requirements of this course is quiz.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.ped.muni.cz/wphil/clenove/valach/valach.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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