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Courses found, count: 1
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Abbreviation unit / Course abbreviation |
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KFR
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METI1
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Ethics I
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Ethics I
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2024/2025
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Course info
KFR / METI1
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KFR
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METI1
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Title
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Ethics I
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[HRS/WEEK]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / 10
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0 / 0
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0 / 20
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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KFI/METI1
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The course will be conducted in English. It will have the form of seminar discussion of a given text preceded by a short introductory lecture.
The aim of the course is to introduce the students in the systematic discussion of basic problems of ethics. It aims at connecting two perspectives: one is the way they emerge in the history of ethics ancient and modern, the other is the form they take in the contemporary debates. This part of the course covers the questions of objectivity, justification, moral motivation, responsibility, voluntary action, freedom and happiness. For each topic, two sessions are assigned each of which covers one important argument (typically presented in one paper) relevant to the topic. Part of the session is discussion of the problem in which students form and defend their view.
What is a moral problem?
Justification of Morality
Moral luck
Moral motivation
Fame, celebrity and good life
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Requirements on student
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1. Active attendance in the course, preparation of the reading (the student can miss three sessions maximum).
2. Written assignment: Two texts of "Problem analysis" (3 to 4 normed pages plus bibliography) relating to the topic discussed at the course. The second one will be graded for the examination (Zkouška).
The Problem analysis is written as a structured text (you can use numbers, headings, subheadings, etc) that states a clear thesis (claim) and presents an argument in its favour. The author formulates the problem concerned and, based on her own argument and consideration of relevant literature, she adopts her own position and states it clearly in the text together with the supporting argument or justification. A mere general exposition of a topic (a textbook overview) is not admitted.
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Content
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Simone Weil on justice, equality and abuse of power
Conceptions of power and domination
Coercion and manipulation
Evil, cruelty, sadism vs. compassion
Vices of power
Vulnerability, dependency, care
Rape
Child maltreatment
Elderly abuse
Animal cruelty
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Chappell, T. "Glory as an Ethical Idea" in Knowing What to Do. Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Basic:
Kant, I. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. Transl. Mary Gregor, Jens Timmermann. A German-English edition, Cambridge University Press 2011.
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Basic:
Nagel, T. "Moral Luck". in Mortal Questions, Cambridge University Press 1979, 24-38.
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Basic:
Williams, B. A. O.. "Moral Luck". in B. Williams, Moral Luck, Cambridge University Press 1981, pp. 20-39.
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Basic:
Williams B. A. O. Morality. An Introduction to Ethics. Cambridge University Press 1993.
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Basic:
Herman, B. "On the Value of Acting from the Motive of Duty". in Herman, The Practice of Moral Judgment, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1993, 1-22.
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Basic:
Plato. Republic. transl. Reeve, Indianapolis: Hackett, 2005.
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Basic:
Stocker, M. "The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories". The Journal of Philosophy 73 (1976), 453?466.
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Recommended:
Robb, C. M. & Archer, A. "Talent, Skill, and Celebrity". Ethical Perspectives 29 (1), 2022, 33-63.
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Účast na výuce
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30
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Domácí příprava na výuku
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60
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Total
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90
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
Basic knowledge of English - listening, speaking and writing. Basic knowledge of Kant's ethics and utilitarianism. |
Competences acquired |
- |
Teaching methods |
- Přednášení
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Assessment methods |
- Written examination
- Home assignment evaluation
- Creative work analysis
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