PH0297 History of Theories of Ethics II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Karel Hlavoň, CSc. (lecturer), Hana Holmanová (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
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
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Key topics
The crisis of ancient ethics (recap) and the rise of Christian moral codex. The seek for the "natural" bases of moral in the Modern Period ethics: a) The beginnings of Modern Period ethics. b) Disputation for the understanding of a man and the fount of a moral differentiation in English ethics XVII.-XVIII. cent.: Hobbes, Locke and their opponents. The theory of "self-love" (Mandeville). Scottish ethics of moral feeling: Hutcheson, Hume, A.Smith. French Enlightment - the theory of interest. c) Kant's theory of moral and ethisation of religion.
Study resources and literature
  • RICKEN, Friedo. Obecná etika. Translated by Daniela Petříčková. 1. vyd. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1995, 165 s. info
  • HÁLA, Vlastimil. Impulsy Kantovy etiky :(Kant - Bolzano - Brentano). Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1994, 119 s. ISBN 80-7007-061-7. info
  • POPELOVÁ, Jiřina. Etika : dejiny etických teórií. Bratislava: Pravda, 1981. info
  • POPELOVÁ, Jiřina. Etika : k historické a současné problematice mravní teorie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1962, 490 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught every week.
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