711-0199/02 – Ethical Questions of Modern Science (EOMV)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Social SciencesCredits3
Subject guarantorprof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year3Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2007/2008Year of cancellation2018/2019
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
FEB40 prof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.
HAU40 prof. Dr. Mgr. Tomáš Hauer
JEM03 doc. PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D.
ZEM0106 Mgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2
Part-time Credit 6+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

A student defines basic conceptions of ethics and describes and compares different ethical theories. He defines the concept science and describe a development of scientistic thinking since myth till contemporary scientific paradigm. A student clears up the relation between ethics and a science and explains ethical norms of scientific work. He evaluates the ethical descents of science on contemporary society and applies the ethical attitudes towards physics, biology and modern technologies.

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Summary

The subject Ethical Questions of Modern Science considers an introduction to the problematic of humanitarian and ethical principles in contemporary science. It acquaints with basic ethical conceptions, theories and critical standpoints. It offers summary of present ethical positions and put an attantion to controversial ethical topics of present world and science. This subject accents specifications of ethical norms for science working as a prodigy of society and definitions of ethical norms in relation to a science and a society. Students recieve a knowledge which also includes basics of ethics of physics, bioethics and ethics of the latest technologies.

Compulsory literature:

MacIntyre, Alasdair: A Short History of Ethics (2nd edition). Routledge, 2002. Thompson, Mel: Ethical Theory. London: Hodder Murray, 2005.

Recommended literature:

Thompson, Mel: An Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics (Access to Religion and Philosophy). London: Hodder Murray, 2003.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Verification conversational.

E-learning

Other requirements

Reading of recommended texts and books.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Basic notions of ethics and the problem of ethic understanding 2. Tradition of ethic empiricism 3. Moral canon and independent will 4. Conscience and its interpretation 5. Ethics standards, morality, virtue, utility and sense of ethic behaviour 6. Relativity of ethically position 7. New and contemporary ethic conceptions 8. Analytic ethics 9. Definition of ethics of science 10. Ethos of science 11. Ethic standard of science 12. Ethics and scince in contemporary society 13. Freedom of scientific research 14. Ethic problems of contemporary physics, biology and IT 15. Great scientists and morality

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Summer semester, validity until: 2018/2019 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
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Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation Credit 85  85 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Active participatoin in classes.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: 1. Vypracování zadaných úkolů 1. Devising assigned tasks

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2018/2019 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
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2008/2009 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan

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