Ethics B

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-ETB
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ethics B
Name in Polish:	Ethics B
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course presents modern theoretical ethics with references to historical ethical theories.
Full description:	This course presents modern theoretical ethics with references to historical ethical theories. The main topics are: the structure of normative thinking, methods of argumentation in ethics, value judgments, the problem of truth and cognition in ethics, justification of moral judgments, the debates between cognitivism and non-cognitivism and between internalism and externalism, modern theories of social contract.
Bibliography:	Ethical Theory. Classic and Contemporary Readings, fourth edition, Louis P. Polman, (ed.), Wadsworth 2002. A. J. Ayer, “Emotivism”, ET 419-424. R.M. Hare, “Prescriptivism: The Structure of Ethics and Morals”, ET 425-432. G. Harman, The Nature of Morality: An Introduction to Ethics, OUP 1977, chapter 1 & 2 or “Ethics and Observation” and “Moral Relativism Defended” in ET 31-43. J. Mackie, “The Subjectivity of Values”, ET 22-30. N. Sturgeon, “Moral Explanations”, ET 474-485. G. Elizabeth M. Anscombe, „Modern Moral Philosophy,” Philosophy. The Journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy 124 (1958): 1-19. W. Quinn, Actions, Intentions, and Consequences: The Doctrine of Double Effect, ET 3018- 327. Ph. Foot, Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect, ET 302-308. T. Hobbes, Leviathan, chapters V-VI, XIII-XIV, many editions. J. Locke, The Second Treatise of Government, chapters I-IV, many editions. J. Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1971; sections 1-11. Ch. Calhoun, “Justice, Care, and Gender Bias”, ET 688-695.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: - knowledge of selected themes in metaethics - knowledge of the main topics of contemporary ethics - knowledge of selected developments in contemporary ethics and metaethics Skills: - understanding of the specific characteristics of Western ethical thought - linking philosophical analysis with moral problems - composition of a written analysis of a philosophical ethical text Social competence: - is able to propose solutions to new moral problems he or she encounters - initiates and carries out simple research work - is open to new ideas and is ready to change his or her opinions in the light of new arguments and evidence.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Active participation in group discussions. Written essay on a topic related to the program of the course. Oral exam. Permissible number of absences: 2

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