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Lecturer(s)
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Machula Tomáš, prof. Ph.D., Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Beatitude (Happiness) - The Ultimate end of Human Life. 2. Reading of selected texts from Nicomachean Ethics and Summa I-II, 1-5 (comparison) 3. Human Act and Moral Responsibility. Potencies of the Soul and their Role in the Ethics 4. The Structure of Human Nature. Corruption of human nature by original sin. 5. Moral Law. Reading of selected texts about law. 6. Natural Law. Reading of selected texts. 7. Conscience - reading of Summa I, 79, 12-13 8. Intellectual Virtues. Prudence. 9. Justice and its species 10. Sins against justice 11. Potential parts of justice 12. Fortitude - introduction 13. Temperance and its species 14. Sins against temperance 15. Theological Dimension of Aquinas' Ethics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 15 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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An introduction to the principles of Thomas Aquinas's ethics. The lectures deal with the basic concepts, theories and arguments of the ethical theory of Thomas Aquinas. It starts with the concept of happiness (eudaimonia, beatitude), continues with the natural law theory and ends with the moral virtues.
Student knows basic concepts and theories of Aquinas's ethics.
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Prerequisites
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none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination
Student is able to interpret basic concepts and arguments of Thomistic ethics with respect to the literature.
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Recommended literature
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Leo J. Elders. The Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas. Frankfurt, 2005. ISBN 3-631-53748-4.
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McInerny. Ethica thomistica.
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Pope, Stephen J. The ethics of Aquinas. Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-87840-888-6.
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