OVc008 Contemporary Philosophy and Bioethics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 23. 2. 13:55–18:20 učebna 42, Fri 16. 3. 13:55–18:20 učebna 42, Fri 27. 4. 8:25–12:50 učebna 42
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
Main objectives of this course - to understand the basic themes of bioethics.
Syllabus
  • Relation to nature as a philosophical problem.
  • Three pillars of bioethics.
  • Life as the central category of bioethics.
  • Science, research, lifestyle and rights of living organisms (genetic engineering).
  • Environmental ethics, the problem of anthropocentrism.
  • Typology of environment-related ideologies.
  • Welfare of animals.
  • Human life as a specific value.
  • Beginnings of human life (ethical aspects of human reproduction).
  • Health and Disease, Medical and Nursing Ethics.
  • Ethical reflection of dying and death.
  • Use of bioethics in the teaching of Civics.
  • Citizen and health care.
Literature
    required literature
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Bioetika (Bioethics). 1st ed. Brno: MU Brno, 2008, 68 pp. PdF MU. ISBN 978-80-210-4626-9. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Úvod do environmentální problematiky (Introduction to the environmental problems). 1st ed. Trnava: UCM Trnava, 2008, 95 pp. FF UCM. ISBN 978-80-8105-049-7. info
  • JEMELKA, Petr. Racionalita a ekologická krize (Racionality and Ecological Crisis). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. 110. ISBN 80-210-2022-9. info
    recommended literature
  • JEMELKA, Petr and Slavomír LESŇÁK. Environmentálna etika (Environmnetal ethics). 1st ed. Prešov: PU Prešov, 2008, 92 pp. FF PU Prešov. ISBN 978-80-8068-806-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Exam - project presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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