Seminar in ethics and bioethics in a foreign language FIL-EST-SM>Konety

plan of the classes:

1. Introductory class. What is ethics, what is bioethics? why is ethics important?
2. Th. Nagel, Moral Luck, in: Mortal Questions, Cambridge 2016, p. 24-38
3. R.M Hare, What is wrong with slavery, „Philosophy and public affairs”, 8 (2) 1979.
4. J. J. Thomson, A Defence of Abortion, „Philsophy and public Affairs, 1, (1) 1971.
5. Jan Narveson, Utilitarianism and New Generations
6. M. Tooley, Abortion and infanticide, „Philosophy and Public Affairs 2 (1) 1972
7. P. Singer, Practical Ethics, 3rd edition, ch. 7 Taking life: Humans
8. A. Leopold, The land Ethic; Conservation as a moral Issue; Thinking like a mountain [in] Earth Ethics, J. Sterba [ed], p. 147-156
9. Reverence, responsibilities and rights [in:] Animals and Christianity, A Linzey, T. Regan [eds]
10. MacAskill W., Replaceability, Career Choice, and Making a Difference, „Ethical Theory and Moral Pracitice, 17 (2014), s. 269-283.
11. J. Rudea, Genetic enhancement, human extinction, and the best interests of posthumanity, „Bioethics”, 2022, 1-10.
12. T. Ord, The Precipice, 2020
13. Debate – team work
14. Debate – team work
15. Debate – team work

student's workload:
participation in classes: 30 hours
reading: 45 hours
total: 75 hours, 3 ECTS