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Medical Ethics and Humanities I. - CVSE1P0005
Title: Etika a humanitní základy medicíny I.
Guaranteed by: Department of Medical Ethics and Humanities 3FM CU (12-UET)
Faculty: Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual: from 2011
Semester: summer
Points: 2
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:10/16, C [HS]
Extent per academic year: 26 [hours]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech, English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (25.01.2012)
The lectures and seminaries are outlined as an introduction to the philosophical thinking. The course is concerning the basics of philosophy and sociology. The different ethical theories, the basic philosophical terms and school of thoughts are touched. The transformation of the question "what does it mean to be a human" in different times and contexts is discussed.
Aim of the course -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (25.01.2012)

The goal of the lectures and seminaries is to create firstly a "jumping board" for further philosophical thinking during subsequent years of studying and secondly to create a sufficient ethical reflexion of topics and issues taught in parallel modules, especially concerning molecular biology and genetics. The aim of this course is to provide a basic lookout in the field of philosophy and sociology as well.

 

Literature -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (10.12.2019)

Basic Study Litearture For 1st year:

 

Aries, P., (2008) The Hour of Our Death. Vintage Books. New York.
Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F., (2009) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York.
Edge, R.S., Groves, J.R., (2006) Ethics of Health care. Thomson Delmar Reading, New York.
Pierce, J., Randels, G., (2010) Contemporary Bioethics. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Pozgar, G.D., (2005) Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Singer, P.A., Viens, A.M., (2008) The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Steinbock, B., (2009) The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics. Oxford University Press. Oxford
Svatošová, M.,  Hospic a umění doprovázet
Tauber, A.I.,  (2000) Confession of a Medicine Man. The MIT Press

 Campbell, A.V., (2017) Bioethics. The Basics. 2nd ed. Routledge. Taylor and Francis Group.  London and New York. 

Teaching methods -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (25.01.2012)

During the lectures, the students are introduced to the very basic philosophical thinking and to the fundamental notions of medical ethics. Different types of ethical theories (mentioned during the letures) are critically reflected in the seminaries. Beside that, in the seminaries are discussed different case reports and students are during the process of reflexion trying to shift their position from the descriptive ethics to the normative one, supported by arguments.

 

 

 

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (10.12.2019)

Dear Students,

we have decided to go back during the academical year 2013/2014 to the good old tradition of written test. The test is based on the principle of multiple choice, in which one and only one of the proposed answer is correct. Or, in the different kind of questions, you have to fill to the text one word, term etc. The questions are strictly made from the PowerPoint presentations of our  first year lectures and seminaries, which you can find at "vyuka" web page.

So, for obtaining a credit there is no essay this year and instead you will receive the credit on the basis of above mentioned written test at the end of the semester.

If you have any question, don´t hesitate to write to the address marek.vacha@lf3.cuni.cz or call me to the phone number +420 777 24 23 97 (Marek Vácha)

 

Marek Vácha, Department of Ethics

 

 

 

 

 

Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

There are seven lectures and seven seminaries during the summer semester of the  1st year.  The topics of the lectures are as follows:

1. An Introduction to the philosophical thinking. The Philosophy and the Science, the Ethics and the Science. Freedom. Ethics and Morality. Descriptive and Normative Ethics.

2. A Short Introduction to the Basic Thical Theories.

3. Four Principles of Modern Medical Ethics. Double Effect. Conflicts between  principles.

4.The Problem of the Personhood. Human Being and Human Person. Empirical Functionalism and Ontological Personalism

5. A Status of the Animal. An Animal between a Thing and a Person. "3R" approach and its critique.  Animal Experimentations.

6. A Short Introduction to th Eugenics.

7. Gene-Ethics: a very Short Introduction.

 



The topics of the seminaries are as follows:

1. Introductory Thoughts. Ethics and Morality.  Descriptive and Normative Ethics.

2. Ethical Theories. Hedonism and Utilitarianism. Immanuel Kandt and Deaontology. Virtue Ethics.

3. The Problem of the Personhood. Human Being and Human Person. Empirical Functionalism and Ontological Personalism.

4. The Beginning of Human LIfe. The Status of the Human Embryo. Embryology and Ethics.

5.  The Symbolism of Human Body. The imagination, speech, thinking. The Quality of Human Life. The Body and Soul. Dreams in culture and history. What does it mean to be a Human?

6. Freedom and Conscience.

7. Spirituality of the Dying Patients.

 

 

Entry requirements -
Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D. (25.01.2012)

A secondary school knowledge concerning philosophy is welcomed but not entirely necessary, but very useful/indispensable is a basic outlook in the field of molecular biology and genetics.

 
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