FF:PH0297 History of Theories of Ethics

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)

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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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Syllabus

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.

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.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000.