Philosophy of the Family - ASZFS0076

• Title: Philosophy of the Family
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Philosophy and Religious Studies (21-UFAR)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2025
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, C [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (180)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Christopher Cowley, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Christopher Cowley, Ph.D.

Annotation

FILOZOFIE RODINY<br>
Všichni žijeme v rodinách, i když nebydlíme s rodinnými příslušníky. Pojem rodina je nám jako takový velmi známý; na druhou stranu jsou rodiny tak rozmanité, že se může zdát obtížné o nich zobecňovat. Přesto existují určité sdílené normy toho, co je zdravá a nezdravá rodina, co znamená „dobrý“ rodič, co by udělalo „věrné“ dítě, normy toho, co člověk rozumně dluží jiné osobě na základě jejího statusu jako nevlastního sourozence, adoptivního rodiče nebo bratrance.<br>
Tento kurz bude zahrnovat rozsáhlou filozofickou analýzu řady otázek týkajících se rodinného života.<br>
Kurz bude vyučován v angličtině. <br>
N.B. předmět ASZFS0076 je určen pro studenty FF UK jako společný základ a AFSV00448 je pro studenty Erasmu.
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PHILOSOPHY OF THE FAMILY<br>
We all live in families, even when we do not live with family members. As such the concept of a family is very familiar; on the other hand, families are so diverse that it might seem difficult to generalise about them. And yet there are clearly some shared norms of what a healthy and unhealthy family is like, what a ‘good’ parent means, what a ‘loyal’ child would do, norms of what one reasonably owes to another person in virtue of their status as my step-sibling or my adoptive parent or my cousin.<br>
This course will comprise an extended analysis to a number of issues relating to family life.<br>
The course will be taught in English. <br>
Important note: ASZFS0076 is designed for Czech students, and AFSV00448 is for Erasmus stuednts.

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (15.09.2025)

Course completion requirements

The course will finish with a one-hour multiple-choice exam on Thursday 8 January at 16.00 in room 131.

Czech Students taking this course for credit ("zápočet") will need to a result of 50% on the exam.

Foreign Students taking this course as an exam will be awarded a numerical grade as follows:

• Below 50%: fail
• 50%-59%: grade 3
• 60%-69%: grade 2
• 70% and above: grade 1

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (25.08.2025)

Literature

The course will proceed through the textbook by Baron and Cowley (2024) Philosophy of the Family. An e-book will be available here on SIS.

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (25.08.2025)

Syllabus

The lectures will follow the chapters in the Baron & Cowley textbook.

Timeslot: Thursday 15.50-17.20 in lecture theatre 131.

• October 2: Introduction
• October 9: Chapter 1
• October 16: no class
• October 23: Chapter 2
• October 30: Chapter 3
• November 6: Chapter 4
• November 13: Chapter 5
• November 20: no class
• November 27: Chapter 6
• December 4: Chapter 7
• December 11: Chapter 8
• December 18: Chapter 9
• Christmas break
• January 8: Final exam

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (19.09.2025)