- 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
Ethics of language 3007-ESL-OG
1. Ethics of language and communication. Linguistic and philosophical fundamentals of the ethics of language.
2. Models of ethical communication. Ideas of P. Grice, J.R. Searle, P. Brown and S.C.Levinson, J.Habermas’s concept of deliberative democracy. The model of communication by J.Puzynina and A.Pajdzińska. Rationality and success of communication and ethics.
3. Human subjectivity and standards of ethical communication. Human dignity seen through the perspective of their multidimensionality and autonomy.
4. Domination, violence and dogmatism in communication. Why does the public speech not respect the rules of ethical language?
5. Unethical language strategies based on reduction.
6. How are the main narratives created? What limits one’s cognitive sovereignty? The responsibilities of the sender and the receiver in the communication.
7. The combative strategy of the language. How to create an enemy and what benefits does it bring?
8. Ethics of language and political correctness. Ethics of language and language etiquette.
9. What is the freedom of speech and its responsibilities? How one can influence the ethics of communication?
10. Why can’t some arguments end on a compromise? The analysis of Polish public disputes.
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Learning outcomes
Having completed the course the student:
- knows the rules of ethical communication
– can distinguish between ethical and unethical communication
– can analyze an utterance in terms of the ethics of the language, explain why it is unethical or why it is only seemingly harmful
- knows the strategies of unethical valuation
- can create a negative utterance that meets the standards of ethical communication
- considers people they talk with or talk about as partners
Finding examples – 5 per semester, analytical final paper – 15 hours
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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