- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
(in Polish) In Pursuit of a Good Life 3501-PGL19-S-OG
The seminar will discuss the idea of a good life, that is a life, which is good all things considered, taking account of all the values, circumstances, and considerations that matter in a particular person’s life or make their life worthy for them. The topics to be discussed include, among others, happiness, desire satisfaction, goal achievement, the morally good, duty, virtues, and moral luck. On the ground of these ideas the concept of a good life will be stipulated in some detail, in particular, the impersonal perspective involved in an assessment of the worth of a person’s life all things considered.
Type of course
general courses
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge. The After completing the course the student knows:
- key problems and theoretical approaches to intention to the questions of a good life and its relation to the requirements of morality
- the concept of a good life and the associated theoretical difficulties
- main theoretical approaches to the question of a good life
- influential publications on special a good life
- links between classical and contemporary conceptions of a good life
Skills. After completing the course the student can
- critically analyse current philosophical ethics literature
- identifies and interprets key problems, theses, and arguments found in the literature on a good life
- formulates her/his own theoretical view of philosophical problems associated with the topic of good life
Social competencies. After completing the course the student can:
- collaborate with others and take different roles in collaboration
- appreciate practical significance of the philosophical problems of a good life
- appreciate the significance of theoretical reflection on morals for social practice
Assessment criteria
- activity in class (including: attendance, knowledge of the literature assigned, participation in discussions) – 30% of grade
- preparation of a session report and its presentation in class – 30%
- final essay on a topic discussed during the seminar– 40% of grade
Bibliography
Wybrane rozdziały z poniższych prac/Selected chapters from the works below:
J. Driver, Uneasy Virtue, Cambridge University Press, 2007
F. Feldman, Pleasure and the good life : concerning the nature, varieties and plausibility of hedonism. Clarendon, Oxford 2004.
A. Gibbard, Wise Choices, Apt Feelings, Harvard University Press, 1992
T. Hurka, Perfectionism, Oxford University Press, 1996
J. Kazez, The weight of things : philosophy and the good life. Blackwell, Oxford 2007.
M.W. Martin, Happiness and the good life. Oxford University Press, New York 2012
D. Parfit, Reasons and Persons. Oxford University Press 1984
R. Scruton, Sexual desire: a philosophical investigation. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1986
R. Teichmann, Nature, reason, and the good life : ethics for human beings. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2011
B. Williams, Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Harvard University Press 1986.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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