PH0187 Applied Ethics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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 12:30–14:05 M21
Prerequisites
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 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to describe the key themes in applied ethics; state the basic positions in a give theme; justify personal opinions on a selected problem.
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 and additional materials 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. Students must reach the average of at least 60 percent from the total of the two tests, and at least 60 percent of the total number of points in the final test. Two seminar absences are allowed during the term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: doplněno e-learningem.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=3144
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2017.
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