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Lecturer(s)
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Stránský Michal, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to Ethics 2. Ethical Disciplines Classification 3. Metaethics 4. Normative Ethics 5. Moral Strategy: Consequentialism 6. Moral Strategy: Deontology 7. Moral Strategy: Virtue Ethics 8. Descriptive Ethics 9. Moral Intuitions and the Moral Anthropology 10. Moral Foundations 11. Neuroethics: How Our Moral Brain Works? 12. Neuroethics: Psychopaths or Something Is Horribly Wrong 13 Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
- Home preparation for classes
- 7 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 8 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 10 hours per semester
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| Prerequisities are not set |
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| Prerequisities are not set. |
| Prerequisities are not set. |
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| to classify basic ethical disciplines. |
| to classify basic ethical disciplines. |
| to explain the significance of metaethics for the moral theory. |
| to explain the significance of metaethics for the moral theory. |
| to formulate the basic moral strategies (normative theories). |
| to formulate the basic moral strategies (normative theories). |
| to explain the basics of descriptive ethics (J. Haidt) |
| to explain the basics of descriptive ethics (J. Haidt) |
| to introduce arguments for the significance of neuroscience for the ethical research. |
| to introduce arguments for the significance of neuroscience for the ethical research. |
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| to distinguish between the normative moral sentences and normative non-moral sentences. |
| to distinguish between the normative moral sentences and normative non-moral sentences. |
| to rank himself/herself on the scale of moral approaches between deontology and consequentialism. |
| to rank himself/herself on the scale of moral approaches between deontology and consequentialism. |
| to reflect more on unconscious motivations for moral judgments. |
| to reflect more on unconscious motivations for moral judgments. |
| to apply one of the normative approaches to the moral dilemma such as trolley problem, Heinz Dilemma etc. |
| to apply one of the normative approaches to the moral dilemma such as trolley problem, Heinz Dilemma etc. |
| to formulate an ethicaly relevant thought experiment. |
| to formulate an ethicaly relevant thought experiment. |
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| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
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| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
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| Written examination |
| Written examination |
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Recommended literature
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Brázda, R. Ethicum. Zlín, 2010.
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CAHN, S. M., FORCEHIMES, A. T. Foundations of Moral Philosophy. 2019. ISBN 9780190623074.
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CAHN, S. M., MARKIE, P. Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues. 2019. ISBN 9780190949556.
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Haidt, J. Joseph, C. Intuitive Ethics: How Innately Prepared Intuitions Generate Culturally Variable Virtues. 2004.
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HARRIS, Sam. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4391-7121-9.
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Precht, Richard David. Kdo jsem?. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ikar, 2010. ISBN 978-80-249-1306-3.
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SHAFER-LANDAU, R. A Concise Introduction to Ethics. 2019. ISBN 9780190058173.
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