PH0187 Applied Ethics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Tue 14:10–14:55 K22
Prerequisites
! PHA0102 Introduction to Applied Ethics
reading comprehension in English
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
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to introduce students to the essential problems of applied ethics, to teach them to argue rationally about the problems and respect other peoples´s opinions.
Syllabus
  • Defining applied ethics
  • euthanasia
  • abortion
  • capital punishment
  • animal rights
  • environmental issues
Literature
  • Bioethics : an anthology. Edited by Helga Kuhse - Peter Singer. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, xvii, 738. ISBN 1405129484. info
  • SINGER, Peter. One world : the ethics of globalization. 2nd ed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004, xxv, 235. ISBN 0300103050. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. info
  • SINGER, Peter. Practical ethics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, xiii, 395. ISBN 052143971X. info
  • Animal rights and human obligations. Edited by Tom Regan - Peter Singer. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1989, viii, 280. ISBN 0-13-036864-4. info
Teaching methods
combined form: e-learning and seminars
e-learning provides compulsory learning materials and testing, seminars will focus on detailed discussion of the subjects.
Assessment methods
Students are provided with compulsory literature in the e-learning course, which will serve as the basis for a mid-term progress test and the final test. The final grade will consist of the average of the progress test and the final test at the end of the term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: e-learning.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=3144
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2017.
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