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Lecturer(s)
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Procházková Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction - Philosophy today 2) Experimental philosophy 3) Normativity and the natural world 4) Morality, autonomy and new technologies 5) Antinatalism 6) Bioethics 7) Extended mind 8) The simulation hypothesis 9) Artificial intelligence and new forms of mind 10) Technology and personal identity 11) Feminism, racism, social ideologies 12) Current Czech philosophy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Seminar classes, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 64 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce key authors and topics in 20th century philosophy |
| to characterize the current social and technological environment |
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| to use 20th century philosophical terminology with understanding |
| to identify the main claims and reconstruct the argumentation in a given text |
| to use modern technologies, especially research databases |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe key authors and topics in current philosophical debates |
| to characterize the most important ideas in current philosophy and explain their interconnections |
| to summarize important texts in contemporary philosophy |
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| to analyze current primary philosophical literature |
| to interpret selected passages of current philosophical texts |
| to trace the argumentation of selected contemporary philosophers and philosophical texts |
| to discuss about a concrete topic in current philosophy |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Lecture |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Kohák, Erazim. Zelená svatozář : kapitoly z ekologické etiky. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000. ISBN 80-85850-86-9.
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Nussbaum, Martha Craven. Ne pro zisk : proč demokracie potřebuje humanitní vědy. Vydání první. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7007-489-3.
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Peregrin, Jaroslav. Človek a pravidla: kde se berou rozum, jazyk a svoboda. Praha: Dokořán, 2011. ISBN 9788073633479.
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Schneider, Susan. Science fiction and philosophy : from time travel to superintelligence. 1st pub. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4051-4907-5.
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