OVp106N Ethics-lecture

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Slavomír Lesňák, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Jemelka, Dr.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 8:00–8:50 D30 učebna
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
OVp106N/01: Thu 9:00–9:50 D114 učebna, S. Lesňák
OVp106N/02: Mon 11:00–11:50 D15 učebna, S. Lesňák
OVp106N/03: Mon 10:00–10:50 D34 učebna, 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
Abstract
The aim is to help students gain insight into current ethical theories in connection with the contemporary moral problems of contemporary society.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to: - to perceive different ethical contexts of contemporary problems - to make reasoned decisions on specific moral problems - to show an overview of current ethical theories - compare contemporary ethical theories to solving a particular problem
Key topics
1) The crisis and morality. 2) Example of failure of modernism - Nazism , Communism . The question of guilt by K. Jaspers. 3) Humanistic morality and conscience (E.Fromm). 4) Postmodernism and moral crisis. 5) Feminist ethics. 6) Professional ethics. The Ethics of Teaching. 7) Business Ethics. 8) Bioethics. 10) Ethics of technology. 11) Political ethics. The ethics of war. 12) Moral issues in fiction.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • MARKOŠ, Ján. Medzi dobrom a zlom : 16 etických dilem, pred ktorými môžete raz stáť i vy. Vydanie prvé. Bratislava: N Press, s.r.o., 2020, 307 stran. ISBN 9788099925503. info
  • LESŇÁK, Slavomír and Barbora VACKOVÁ. Jan Patočka a naše doba. Sborník příspěvků mezinárodní konference (Jan Patočka and Our Age. Proceedings of the International Conference). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 190 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8958-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8958-2018. publikace info
  • Ethics in the real world : 82 brief essays on things that matter. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2017, xvi, 359. ISBN 9780691178479. info
  • VALACH, Milan. Češi v neklidné době. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2006, 306 s. ISBN 8086263754. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. 1st ed. Malden: Blackwell Pub., 1991, xxii, 565. ISBN 0631187855. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture and seminar.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The fulfilling requirements of this course is a) a written essay (at least 7 pages), based on two books from the list; b) active participation in class (project, presentation, discussion).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026, Spring 2027.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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