PH02V012 Interpretative Seminar XII

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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
each odd Monday 9:10–10:45 zruseno D51
Prerequisites
reading comprehension in English
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
At the end of the course students should be able to understand, interpret and reconstruct arguments from key works in consequentialism and its critique.
Syllabus
  • J. S. Mill - Utilitarianism
  • H. Sidgwick - Methods of Ethics
  • F. Feldman - Utilitarianism, Hedonism and Desert
  • J. J. C. Smart - An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics
  • B. Williams - A Critique of Utilitarianism
  • J. Rawls - A Theory of Justice
  • D. Parfit - Reasons and Persons - chapter 4
  • R. M. Hare - Moral Thinking - chapters 8, 9
Teaching methods
reading, interpretation, discussion
Assessment methods
written preparation for seminars, essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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