Ethics aspects of natural disasters
General data
Course ID: | 1900-EAK-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
07.1
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Course title: | Ethics aspects of natural disasters |
Name in Polish: | Etyczne aspekty klęsk żywiołowych |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies |
Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses at Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies General university courses in the social sciences |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
1.00
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | general courses |
Prerequisites (description): | Know contemporary ethical problems accompanying natural disasters. |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
Natural disasters are still a topical topic. They are related to social losses, therefore ethics is an important issue in this area. |
Full description: |
Natural disasters are still a topical topic. They are associated with social losses due to natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis. Empathy. Actions that are a manifestation of sensitivity and indifference in the social sphere. Dualism. Moral hazard. Corruption. The universal nature of the problem. Questions about moral behavior in the face of this type of disaster. Ethics as contemporary challenges for reducing the risk of a natural disaster. Student workload: 30 hours including: 15 hours lectures, 7 hours studying literature; 7 h preparation for the exam, 1 hour consultation. |
Bibliography: |
• Byrska J.M., Synowiec J. (Red.) 2017. Obojętność w życiu publicznym. Etyka i Życie publiczne; t. 9. UPJPII w Krakowie. Wydawnictwa Naukowe: • Rucińska D., Klęska żywiołowa- przejawy wrażliwości i obojętności., pp. 187-206. • Breczko J., Kilka zastosowań empatii w kwestiach filozoficznych, pp. 15-40. • Żmuda-Frydychowska B., Obojętność ponowczesnego człowieka, pp. 61-79. • Stecko K., Homo axiologius a obojętność moralna w życiu społecznym – spojrzenie z perspektywy etyki praktycznej, pp. 103-115. • Bukowski P., Wrażliwość władzy na obywatelskość – zasada pomocniczości w ujęciu Chantal Delsol, pp. 150-171. • Cikała-Kaszowska K., Obojętność moralna jako odpowiedź na pytane o wrażliwość jednostki, pp. 173-185. • Sroka R., Zasada niepowodowania cierpienia w etyce biznesu, pp. 233-252. • ChrobakT., Konteksty wrażliwości i obojętności w polityce, pp. 315-329. • Lewis J., 2011, Corruption: The hidden perpetrator of under-development and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters. JÀMBÁ: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 3(2):4640-475. • Rucińska D. Lechowicz M., 29014, Natural Hazards and Disaster Toursim. Miscellanea Geographica - Regional Studies on Development, 18(1):17–25, DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0002 |
Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge: the student knows the key definitions of terms relevant to the issue and the paradigms. Skills: Is able to indicate behaviors and actions related to natural hazards and natural disasters requiring the application of ethical principles; knows how to connect actions with social effects; asks constructive questions that are the essence of improving moral behavior in the face of a natural disaster; identifies "weaknesses" in reducing the risk of natural disasters in the social area; indicates the dualism of behavior and actions in the socio-economic area. Competences: Understands the complexity of the problem of behavior and actions taken in the face of natural hazards and a natural disaster; understands the legitimacy of applying the principles of ethics in various social groups in the face of natural hazards and natural disasters, understands the role of ethical principles in reducing social losses caused during a natural disaster. Attitude: An attitude based on moral development resulting from understanding the issue of ethical challenges accompanying natural disasters and related phenomena. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Assessment methods and criteria: Application method, multimedia presentation. Passing the lectures: written (answer to one question out of two); passes 60% of the correct answer. During the epidemic, the test takes place online. |
Practical placement: |
(in Polish) Nie dotyczy. |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 15 hours
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Coordinators: | Dorota Rucińska | |
Group instructors: | Dorota Rucińska | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
Course -
Grading
Lecture - Grading |
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Type of course: | general courses |
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Mode: | Classroom |
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Short description: |
Besides destruction, natural disasters have many common effects of a social nature. For their creation often contributes man. |
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Full description: |
Natural disasters are commonly associated with the calculation of material losses and reconstruction costs. What is the cost of a man? Are his actions really helping others, the community and the economy? Empathy, sensitivity, indifference, dualism, abuse, corruption. Student workload: 30 hours including: 15 hours lectures, 7 hours studying literature; 7 h preparation for the exam, 1 hour consultation. |
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Bibliography: |
• Byrska J.M., Synowiec J. (Red.) 2017. Obojętność w życiu publicznym. Etyka i Życie publiczne; t. 9. UPJPII w Krakowie. Wydawnictwa Naukowe: • Rucińska D., Klęska żywiołowa- przejawy wrażliwości i obojętności., pp. 187-206. • Breczko J., Kilka zastosowań empatii w kwestiach filozoficznych, pp. 15-40. • Żmuda-Frydychowska B., Obojętność ponowczesnego człowieka, pp. 61-79. • Stecko K., Homo axiologius a obojętność moralna w życiu społecznym – spojrzenie z perspektywy etyki praktycznej, pp. 103-115. • Bukowski P., Wrażliwość władzy na obywatelskość – zasada pomocniczości w ujęciu Chantal Delsol, pp. 150-171. • Cikała-Kaszowska K., Obojętność moralna jako odpowiedź na pytane o wrażliwość jednostki, pp. 173-185. • Sroka R., Zasada niepowodowania cierpienia w etyce biznesu, pp. 233-252. • ChrobakT., Konteksty wrażliwości i obojętności w polityce, pp. 315-329. • Lewis J., 2011, Corruption: The hidden perpetrator of under-development and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters. JÀMBÁ: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 3(2):4640-475. • Rucińska D. Lechowicz M., 29014, Natural Hazards and Disaster Toursim. Miscellanea Geographica - Regional Studies on Development, 18(1):17–25, DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0002 |
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Notes: |
An evaluation is based on the content provided in the lectures. The presence is not recorded. During the epidemic, the test takes place on-line (Kampus, UW platform) |
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