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Lecturer(s)
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Šimek Vojtěch, PhDr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction, basic assumptions of (applied) ethics 2) General and applied ethics 3) Applied ethics and its subdisciplines 4) Bioethics 5) Environmental ethics I. 6) Environmental ethics II. 7) Ethics of technology I. 8) Ethics of technology II. 9) Ethics of Science and Research I. 10) Ethics of Science and Research II. 11) Medical Ethics I. 12) Medical Ethics II. 13) Medical Ethics III. 14) Summary, final test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for credit
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To show the differences and intersections between general and applied ethics, to explain the importance of general ethics for applied ethics. Introduce bioethics as a subdiscipline of applied ethics, point out the issues of modern technology and biotechnology. The main ethical perspective is the perspective of moral responsibility.
The ability to recognize, analyze, and to evaluate in a normative manner the key moral problems in the selected areas of bioethics.
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Prerequisites
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The subject has no prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Test and oral exam. The student must demonstrate at least a basic knowledge of the subject.
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Recommended literature
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Jonas, H. Princip odpovědnosti: Pokus o etiku pro technologickou civilizaci (pouze vybrané pasáže). 1997.
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Ondok, J. P. Bioetika, biotechnologie a biomedicína (pouze vybrané pasáže). 2005.
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Ondok, J. P. Člověk a příroda: Hledání etického vztahu (pouze vybrané pasáže). 1998.
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Stoecker, R., Neuhäuser Ch., Raters, M.L. (Hrsg). Handbuch Angewandte Ethik. Stuttgart-Veimar. J.B. Metzler, 2011.
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