PdF:OV2MP_SET Moral probl.of contemp.soc-sem

OV2MP_SET Moral problems of contemporary society-sem.

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable of Seminar Groups

OV2MP_SET/01: Wed 12:05–12:50 učebna 25, S. Lesňák
OV2MP_SET/02: Mon 13:55–14:40 učebna 41, S. Lesňák

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

Course objectives

At the end of this course students should be able to: - make reasoned decisions about specific moral problems

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

VALACH, Milan. Češi v neklidné době (Czechs in worried times). 1st ed. Brno: L. Marek, 2006, 308 pp. I. ISBN 80-86263-75-4. info

Teaching methods

Class discussion.

Assessment methods

Credit seminra. The fulfilling requirements of this course are active participation in class (projekct, presentation, discussion) and essay.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.