FVPAA026 Ethics for Related Professions

Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
léto 2019
Rozsah
1/1/0. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (cvičící)
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Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D.
Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě
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LECTURE The course develops knowledge of philosophy and social anthropology in the field of ethics, introduces students to basic categories, directions, positions and characters of the theory of morality in terms of their relevance to social workers. Students will become familiar with basic concepts and relations: morals, ethics - the relationship of morality to religion, ideology and politics, the application of basic moral categories in these relationships, the application of the philosophical foundations of ethical theory in social work (deontics, utilitarianism, antiopressive theory ethics of participation, discourse ethics), the application of categories of social ethics in professional ethics, code of ethical issues in social work. SEMINAR The seminar is partly linked to issues of lectures, which it develops. Mainly it is focused on increasing ethical sensitivity of students, i.e. their ability to recognize the ethical aspect of their lives and careers and address the ethical issues in life and future profession. Emphasis is placed on analysis of current ethical issues and professional codes of ethics in the helping professions. Students will acquire the ability to identify and resolve ethical problems in practice.
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  • LECTURE
    1. Ethical pre-understanding and etymology of the word morals, ethics. Ethics and values issues. The relationship of philosophy and ethics, aesthetics and ethics.
    2. Ethics and everyday life, ethics and the typology of cutting directions.
    3. The generality of moral norms (moral rules, norms, objective validity of moral norms, natural moral law, the golden rule).
    4. Empirical ethics: hedonism, D. Hume, utilitarianism.
    5. Kant's ethics - an alternative to empirical ethics.
    6. The essence of the human act, the intellectual element in the human act, the relationship of intellect and will, freedom of will and choice, situational barriers to self-determination, continuing obstacles to the free decision).
    7. Conscience (keeping in conscience, conscience before they act, the act of conscience).
    8. Norms and morality (moral standards and company law as a giver of moral standards).
    9. The doctrine of virtue. Vice.
    10. Sociological and genealogical relativisation of morality. Biological relativisation of morality.
    11. Contemporary ethical issues (problem early human life, protection of unborn life, contraception, assisted reproduction, cloning human embryonic cells, genetic engineering and genetic engineering, disease, transplant finality of human life, euthanasia, the environment, relationship to other living creatures).
    12. New ethical concepts. Directions in research ethics.
    13. Contexts of social ethics. Sub-sectors and issues of social ethics.
    14. Professional ethics. Problems associated with the performance of related professions (burnout, ethical codes).
    SEMINAR
    1. Talk about: What if our actions may be reduced to conserve species?
    2. Talk about: What if we are subjected to the dictates of genes?
    3. Talk about: What if the only motive of our actions is egoism?
    4. Talk about: What if the ethical requirements are impossible / not acceptable?
    5. Talk about: What if everything is relative?
    6. Discussion of the principles of the code of ethics for teachers, analysis of typical ethical dilemmas in the work of teachers.
    7. Analysis of the ethical code of the academic staff.
    8. Discussions on the ethical aspects of scientific work.
    9. Discussions on the ethical aspects of artistic work.
    10. The moral code of social workers.
    11. Moral code of workers in education.
    12. The moral code of other professionals (doctors, advertising).
    13. Ethics and ecology.
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