PH1206 Ethics I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 C43
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil.
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will have been acquainted with basic meta-ethical theories; will be able to explain the basic concepts in the field and reproduce the key arguments.
Syllabus
  • Meta-ethics: the development of analytically oriented ethics, major figures and issues
  • Meta-ethical theories: why and what for?
  • Cognitivism / non-cognitivism
  • Naturalism, is-ought fallacy
  • Realism
  • Emotivism / Intuitionism
  • Prescriptivism
Literature
    required literature
  • Logika a etika :úvod do metaetiky. Edited by Petr Kolář - Vladimír Svoboda. 1. vyd. Praha: FILOSOFIA, 1997, 276 s. ISBN 80-7007-100-1. info
    recommended literature
  • BRÁZDA, Radim. Ethicum. první. Zlín: VeRBuM, 2010, 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-904273-9-6. info
  • The Blackwell guide to ethical theory. Edited by Hugh LaFollette. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, x, 446 s. ISBN 0-631-20119-X. info
  • MOORE, George Edward. Etika. Prešov: LIM, 1999, 121 s. ISBN 80-967778-6-6. info
  • A companion to ethics. Edited by Peter Singer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, xxii, 565. ISBN 0-631-18785-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar work, seminar discussions, simultaneous e-learning.
Assessment methods
2 absences allowed in the term. When exceeded, no credits can be claimed. Presenting a seminar paper, writing a dictionary entry. Weekly on-line tests - all tests must be completed. Final written test 15 questions, minimum pass level 60 per cent.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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