Course: Dietrich von Hildebrand's Christian Ethics

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Course title Dietrich von Hildebrand's Christian Ethics
Course code KFK/KEDH
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cajthaml Martin, prof. Ph.D.
Course content
1) general introduction to von Hildebrand's thought 2) method and approach: Prolegomena to Christian Ethics 3) importance in general, cathegories of importance (Christian Ethics, ch. 1,3) 4) relativism (Christian Ethics, ch. 9) 5) ontological, qualitative and moral values (Christian Ethics, ch. 10,15) 6) value response (Christian Ethics, ch. 17) 7) "cooperative freedom" (Christian Ethics, ch. 25) 8) the three spheres of morality: actions, responses, virtues (Christian Ethics, ch. 27)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
1) students will become familiar with basic ideas of von Hildebrand's Christian Ethics 1) they learn how to work with a philosophical text written in a foreign language (translation, interpretation, critical discussion of main ideas etc.)
Reading and interpretation of a philosophical text written in a foreign language, ability to think critically about basic problems of philosophical ethics.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KFK/DF1 and KFK/DF2

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Active participation based on previous study of texts, seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Barger, J. The Meaningful Character of Value-Language: A Critique of the Linguistic Foundations of Emotivism.
  • Cajthaml, M. Láska jako odpověď na hodnotu. Filosofie lásky Dietricha von Hildebranda.
  • Cajthaml, M. Mravní ctnost podle von Hildebranda se zřetelem k Aristotelovi.
  • Hildebrand, D. von. Christian Ethics.
  • Waldstein, M. Dietrich von Hildebrand and St.Thomas Aquinas on Goodness and Happiness.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Catholic Theology (2) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter