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Applied Ethics

Class at Faculty of Education |
OINQ3P103C

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Předmět představuje aplikovanou etiku jako disciplínu, která není instalována jako čistě teoretická, ale v rovině každodenního rozhodování se nad našimi postoji a rozhodováními ve vztazích s druhými lidmi, studenty a rodiči. Pozornost bude věnována nejen klasickým teoretickým východiskům řešení morálních a etických dilemat, ale i současným teoriím (např. metaetice, bioetice apod.), aby studenti měli základní vhled do současných otázek etiky v kontextu pedagogické, učitelské praxe. Cílem předmětu je uvést studenty do aplikované etiky, tj. alternací řešení etických a morálních rozhodování v běžné životní, učitelské praxi, v nichž se každodenně nacházíme a musíme je řešit v rovině dilemat, která nemají (jako ve vědě) jednoznačné řešení. Jde zejména o diskuzi v rovině každodenních morálních i etických konfliktů. The course introduces applied ethics as a discipline that is not installed as a purely theoretical, but at the level of everyday decision-making over our attitudes and decisions in relationships with other people, students and parents. Attention will be paid not only to the classical theoretical basis for solving moral and ethical dilemmas, but also to current theories (eg metaethics, bioethics, etc.), so that students have a basic insight into current issues of ethics in the context of pedagogical and teaching practice. The aim of the course is to introduce students to applied ethics, ie by alternating the solution of ethical and moral decisions in everyday life, teaching practice, in which we find ourselves on a daily basis and must solve them at the level of dilemmas that do not (as in science) have a clear solution. It is mainly a discussion at the level of everyday moral and ethical conflicts. Content definition:

1. The meaning of the word ethics (ethos and ethos) in the context of our daily actions in school and ordinary group situations. Ethics and etiquette. The meaning of tradition as a prerequisite for understanding.

2. Distinguishing between ethics and morality in dealing with pupils, students and their parents. Using examples from everyday life, learning to distinguish morality as a factual decision, not a theoretical conclusion.

3. Legal and legitimate attitude in our behavior in the context of conscience.

4. Variability of ethical attitudes: moral norms, the idea of ​​good, the ethics of virtue, duty and benefit. The concept of liberalism and the problem of nihilism. Insight into classical theories of ethics and morality in classical representatives of philosophy.

5. Sources of moral norms and codes (Euro-American tradition based on Judaism, antiquity and Christianity) and different traditions of other moral norms and codes from different cultures and religions.

6. Dialogue between different moral and ethical traditions of pupils and students from other cultures in everyday encounters.

7. The classical principle of double effect: the distinction between the intended and foreseeable consequences of our decision-making. Examples from practice.

8. Searching for ways to resolve moral and ethical conflicts on the examples of common case studies of everyday life.