| Course title | Contemporary Ethical Theories 1 |
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| Course code | KFI/SES1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | unspecified |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to ethics 2. Immanuel Kant - deontological ethics 3. Utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill and his relation to eudaimonism 4. Emmanuel Levinas: the Ethics of the Other 5. Charles Taylor - The Ethics of Authenticity 6. Situational Ethics (J. Fletcher) and The Ethics of Care (V. Held)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The subject is the first of two courses of deeper introduction to the contemporary ethical theories. The lectures are focused not only on an overview of contemporary approaches but especially on their relationships and historical background.
The student will be educated in basic streams of contemporary ethics and its historical sources. He/she will have a complex point of view on the topic and will be able to think and argue independently. The 1st part of this course is focused on the deontology and teleology. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic course of ethics.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination
1. The student chooses one of the following books: I. Kant "Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" or J. S. Mill "Utilitarianism" and gets acquainted with it in detail. 2. The student is able to show adequate level of independent thinking and competence for philosophical discussion on the topic. The oral exam has two parts - a discussion on the selected book and an exam on the topics of the semester. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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