Contemporary debates in anthropology and ethics (readings and discussions) ER-FIL>anthro
During the lecture we will focus on selected important contemporary problems in ethics and anthropology:
1. Do we have to be religious to be moral?, ( R. Holloway, Godless Morality, p. 1-20). (Professor).
2. Law and morality, (R. Wacks, Law A Very Short Introduction, Ch. 3, Law and Morality, p. 67-84). (Student).
3. Freedom and law; Conscience and truth, (John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor, N. 31-64). (Student).
4. Moral responsibility, (D. Furrow, Ethics, Key concepts in philosophy, Ch. 7, p. 155-169). (Student).
5. Contemporary family: post-modern changes in marital and family life, (Ch. Zastrow, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare, Ch. 6-10. (Student).
6. Metaphysical analysis of love, (K. Wojtyła, Love and responsibility, p. 73-100). (Student).
7. Common Good, (M. T. Gibbons, The Encyclopedia of Political Thought). (Professor).
8. Solidarity, Freedom, Responsibility. (Professor).
9. Solidarity in South America. (Student).
10. Green Philosophy. ( The Moral Economy Ch.6, How should we live App.2 in R. Scruton, How to think seriously about the planet). (Student).
11. Contextual Ethics and Arab Mass Media. (Student)
12. Just War (Jeffrey P. Whitman, Is just war theory obsolete (p. 23-33), in: Just war theory in the twenty-first century Edited by Fritz Allhoff, Nicholas G. Evans and Adam Henschke, Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War, New York 2013). (Student).
13. The Concept of God After Auschwitz.(H. Jonas, The concept of God After Auschwitz, 1987). (Student).
14. Why is freedom of religion so important? (Chapter 1 Freedom of Religion and Religious Pluralism: An Introduction, p.3-15) (Student)
15. Promise, Forgiveness, Personhood, (R. Spaemann and Holger Zaborowski, “An animal, that can promise and forgive”. (Student)
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Term 2025/2026-L:
During classes, students will take part in the following types of activities: Detailed plan: 11th debate |
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
The ability to teach others, to communicate and defend a defined position, the ability to set priorities, to solve problems, preparation for lifelong learning, the ability to work with others as both the member and the leader of a team.
Assessment criteria
W_1 During each class, student's activity and the degree of achievement of the assumed learning outcomes are assessed.
W_2 Group work will consist of collecting, developing and presenting materials on selected problems in the area of anthropology and ethics. The task of the assessed students will also be to conduct discussions with other participants of the classes. Detailed criteria will be given in the first class. The research presentation schedule and group composition will be agreed with the students.
W_3 Each student will prepare 2 presentations and oral final exam will be based on question concerning the materials reviewed in class.
Bibliography
1. Nicholas G. Evans and Adam Henschke, Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War, New York 2013)
2. D. Furrow, Ethics, Key concepts in philosophy, New York 2005.
3. M. T. Gibbons, Common Good, (The Encyclopedia of Political Thought).
4. G. Gunner, Religious Freedom as a Human Right, in: Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Carla M. Zoethout (ed.), Freedom of Religion and Religious Pluralism, p.79 – 99.
5. Holloway, Godless Morality, Edinburgh 2004.
6. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor, N. 31-64).
7. H. Jonas, The concept of God after Auschwitz: A Jewish Voice, “The Journal of Religion”, vol. 67, No. 1, p. 1-13.
8. Pensky M., The Ends of Solidarity: Discourse Theory in Ethics and Politics, New York 2008.
9. Jeffrey P. Whitman, Is just war theory obsolete (p. 23-33), in: Just war theory in the twenty-first century Edited by Fritz Allhoff,
10. K. Wojtyła, Love and responsibility, transl. H. T. Willetts, London – New York 1981(p. 73-100).
11. Ch. Zastrow, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare, Ch. 6.
Notes
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Term 2025/2026-L:
Workload Note: for passing this course, you receive 6 ECTS, which means between 150 and 180 didactic hours of the student's work. This includes 30 hours of working in contact with the teacher during classes and up to 150 hours of independent work (reading texts for class dicussion, reading books for individualdiscussing during consultation, preparing for discussions and presentations). On average, 12 didactic hours should be devoted each week. Please take this into account when planning your work this semester, because if you do not devote enough time to these classes, you will neither receive the grade you would otherwise be able to obtain, nor will you be satisfied with your participation in the course. Methods and tools developed under the Programme ‘Consolidated Development Plan of UPJPII’ co-financed by the European Social Fund, under the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development number and name of the Priority Axis: III. Higher education for economy and development, Measure number and name: 3.5 Comprehensive programmes of higher education institutions, on the basis of grant agreement no. POWR.03.05.00-00-Z104/17-01, as part of the creation of a new specialty in English "Philosophy in English" at the Faculty of Philosophy, are employed in this course. |
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