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Reading for Class 01 - Empirical Sciences and Moral Thinking - PINKER & GREENE & de WAAL Summaries.pdf | Reading for Class 01 - Empirical Sciences on Moral Thinking - PINKER & GREENE & de WAAL Summaries | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 02 - Source of Moral Sense - ONE OR MANY.pdf | Reading for Class 02 - Source of Moral Sense - ONE OR MANY | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 03 - UTILITARIANISM or Consequentialist Ethics - from Pojman 7th Ed.pdf | Reading for Class 03 - UTILITARIANISM or Consequentialist Ethics | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 04 - DEONTOLOGY or Ethics of Duty - from Pojman 6Ed.pdf | Reading for Class 04 - DEONTOLOGY or Ethics of Duty | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 05 - VIRTUE ETHICS of Aristotle and Confucius.pdf | Reading for Class 05 - VIRTUE ETHICS of Aristotle and Confucius | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 06 - CONTRACTARIAN Ethics or Social Contract Theory of Ethics.pdf | Reading for Class 06 - CONTRACTARIAN Ethics or Social Contract Theory of Ethics | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 07 - RELATIONAL Ethics - Care Ethics & Levinas.pdf | Reading for Class 07 - RELATIONAL Ethics - Care Ethics & Levinas | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 09 - Anti-Universalist Approaches to Ethics.pdf | Reading for Class 09 - Anti-Universalist Approaches to Ethics | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 10 - Intro to VALUE THEORY and Value Pluralism.pdf | Reading for Class 10 - Intro to VALUE THEORY and Value Pluralism | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 11 - INDIAN Ethics & BUDDHIST Ethics - in Blackwell Companion to Ethics - Singer.pdf | Reading for Class 11 - INDIAN Ethics & BUDDHIST Ethics | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Reading for Class 12 - Gender & Economy in Companion to MUSLIM ETHICS - Tauris.pdf | Reading for Class 12 - Gender & Economy in Companion to MUSLIM ETHICS | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 1 - Examples of MORAL DILLEMAS 1-7.pdf | SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 1 - Examples of MORAL DILLEMAS 1-7 | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 2 - Applied Ethics I - BIOETHICS.pdf | SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 2 - Applied Ethics I - BIOETHICS | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 3 - Applied Ethics II.pdf | SEMINAR Reading for Seminar 3 - Applied Ethics II | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading 4 - SEXUAL Ethics.pdf | SEMINAR Reading 4 - SEXUAL Ethics | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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SEMINAR Reading 5 - Is Ethical BUSINESS Possible.pdf | SEMINAR Reading 5 - Is Ethical BUSINESS Possible | Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. |
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Poslední úprava: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. (10.01.2024)
Moral Philosophy and Value Theory - JPB158 Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague
ETCS: 6 credits Prerequisites: None Taught in WINTER Semester
Lecturer: Dr Janusz Salamon
Time: TUESDAY, 8.00-9.30-11.00-12:20 (including lectures and seminars - see details below)
PLACE: Jinonice, classroom C122 (Seminar at 8:00 and Lecture at 9:30) & classroom C520 (Seminar at 11:00) - see details below
CONTACTS: Email: janusz.salamon at fsv.cuni.cz Office hours: Monday, 12.30-14.00 & Tuesday, 14:00-15:30 (3 Tuesdays per month) at office 514 (Floor 5) in Jinonice also at other times ONLINE after appointment at https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/4572739330
This course will introduce students to methods and problems of contemporary moral philosophy. Its primary focus is on the development of moral reasoning skills and the application of those skills to contemporary moral issues. We will read and discuss major classical and contemporary works of philosophical ethics and will debate controversial moral dilemmas, taking into account the contemporary pluralistic and global context of moral thinking. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: · Comprehend and have a clear understanding of the main philosophical attempts to conceptualize our fundamental ethical intuitions · Outline, analyze and criticize the arguments put forward by the greatest moral thinkers of humanity . Apply critical thinking to social problems with moral component
COURSE OUTLINE Week 1: Does ethical thinking influence moral behaviour? Some lessons from empirical sciences (P. Zimbardo, J. Greene, S. Pinkert, L. Kohlberg, Frans de Waal, E.O. Wilson, R. Dawkins) [A double LECTURE from 9:00 till 12.20 for everyone] Week 2: Sources of Moral Sense: Introducing Metaethics [SEMINAR 1 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 1 for Group 2 at 11:00] Week 3: Utilitarianism as an example of Consequentialist Ethics [SEMINAR 1 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 1 for Group 4 at 11:00] Week 4: Deontology or an Ethics of Duty (to respect persons) [SEMINAR 2 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 2 for Group 2 at 11:00] Week 5: Virtue Ethics of Aristotle and Confucius (grounded in 'Nature' or "Ethical Traditions'?) [SEMINAR 2 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 2 for Group 4 at 11:00] Week 6: Contractarian Ethics [SEMINAR 3 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 3 for Group 2 at 11:00] Week 7: Relational Ethics: Care Ethics & Levinas on inviolability of the Other [SEMINAR 3 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 3 for Group 4 at 11:00] Week 8: MID-TERM In-Class Written TEST (9:30-12:30) [The test will cover the material of Class readings 2-6 and Seminar readings 1-3] Week 9: Challenges to the possibility of universal ethics (Nietzschean perspectivalism, subjectivism, emotivism, cultural relativism, religious pluralism) [SEMINAR 4 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 4 for Group 2 at 11:00] Week 10: Intro to Value Theory (I) [SEMINAR 4 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 3 for Group 4 at 11:00] Week 11: Intro to Value Theory (II) [SEMINAR 5 for Group 1 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 5 for Group 2 at 11:00] Week 12: The possibility of global ethics [SEMINAR 5 for Group 3 at 8:00, followed by LECTURE at 9.30 for everyone, followed by SEMINAR 5 for Group 4 at 11:00]
FINAL WRITTEN EXAM (3 exam dates will be published in the SIS in due course)
COURSE READINGS. All readings will be available in electronic format available for download from THIS course website (in the SIS). Principal readings will be drawn from the following books: G. Marino (ed.), Ethics: The Essential Writings, Modern Library, 2010. J. Baggini, Peter S. Fosl, The Ethics Toolkit: A Compendium of Ethical Concepts and Methods, Blackwell Publishing, 2007. S. M. Cahn, P. Markie, Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues, Oxford University Press, 1998. G. Jones, D. Cardinal, J. Hayward, Moral Philosophy: A Guide to Ethical Theory, Hodder, 2010. L. Pojman, J. Fieser, Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong, Wadsworth, 2012. COURSE GRADING: Quality participation in the SEMINAR + Final SEMINAR Essay = 30% Mid-term In-Class Written Test 35% Final Written Exam 35% Total 100% SEMINAR INSTRUCTION The seminar is mandatory. As indicated in the Syllabus (above), the seminar will be taught in 4 groups. Each student will be informed during Week 1 to which group they belong. Each student must do the relevant seminar reading in advance (the familiarity with the seminar reading will be tested through quizzes at the beginning of each seminar, therefore students who will arrive late and will not take the quiz, will loose the points awarded for the quizzes (2, 1 or 0 points for a single quiz). The "seminar readings" are uploaded below (in the SIS, not Moodle). The seminars will consists of the discussion of the philosophical arguments introduced in the "seminar readings" Seminar Essay will be due 48 hours before the final exam (and it will be up to the student to choose from among three final exam DATES published in the SIS in due course). The Final Seminar Essay instruction will be discussed during seminar 4 (i.e., after the mid-term exam), since the students need to accumulate enough knowledge to be able to work efficiently on the essay.
SEMINAR ESSAY INSTRUCTION DEADLINE: 48 hours before YOUR written exam MODE OF SUBMISSION:
EXAM INSTRUCTION The course includes mid-term written test/exam and final written exam. The exams will include TWO types of assignments: (a) writing short essays devoted to the topics selected by the students from a list of topics covering the reading material of "CLASS READINGS"; (b) brief explanations of of few "seminar ARGUMENTS" or "CASE studies". In both cases, the point of the exam will be to test the understanding of the MAIN philosophical issues explored at BOTH the lectures AND the seminars. NB: Mid-term test will cover ONLY the material of classes 2-6 and Seminars 1-3, while the Final Exam will cover the material explored at the REMAINING lectures and seminars. GRADING SCALE:
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