PdF:OV2MP_ET Moral probl.of contemp.society

OV2MP_ET Moral problems of contemporary society

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Mon 16:40–17:25 učebna 5

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. The losing of moral values. Loneliness. 5) Ontology and Ethics.The moral challenge of biophilic economy. 6) LOHAS lifestyle. Business Ethics. 7) Professional ethics. 9)The Ethics of Teaching. 9 Prosocial education from R. Roche Olivar. 10) The Ethics of Authenticity. Multiculturalism. 11)Feminism and Ecofeminism. 12) Political ethics. 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

Lecture.

Assessment methods

The fulfilling requirements of this course is a written essay (atleast 10 pages), based on three monographies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.