Killing and Letting Die 2400-OG-EN-KLD

Total student workload Contact hours with teacher: np. - participation in discussion seminar 30 hrs - consultations- 10 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation discussion seminar - 15 hrs - writing essays - 15 hrs - reading literature- 40 hrs Altogether: 110 hrs (4 ECTS)

(po angielsku) Learning outcomes - knowledge Student W1: has basic knowledge of the killing and letting die doctrine, doing and allowing doctrine, doctrine of double effect, various accounts of self-defense, balance of evils justification, such categories of conduct as actions, omissions, preventions, double preventions, causation W2: knows main arguments and controversies in discussions about killing and letting die, self-defense, abortion, active and passive euthanasia, consequentialist justifications, deontological distinctions W3: is familiar with contributions of the main scholars in the field (J.J. Thomson, J. McMahan, M. Otsuka, K. Kessler Ferzan, M.S. Moore etc.) W4: is acquainted with fundamental problems and arguments in bioethics (abortion, euthanasia), morality (trolley problem, ducking harm) and law (self-defense)

(po angielsku) Learning outcomes - skills Student U1: is able to reason and argue about legal and moral dilemmas concerning killing and letting die in the target language U2: is capable of reasoning by analogy, analyzing arguments, recognizing the structure of moral and legal reasoning in the target language U3: has basic skills in writing argumentative essays in the target language U4: can explain the distinction between killing and letting die, doing and allowing, excusing and justifying, various accounts of self-defense in the target language

(po angielsku) Student K1: understands the significance of the killing and letting die distinction, ontological distinctions between action, omission, preventions, double prevention, causation for the solutions and arguments about moral and legal problems K2: understands the need for critical and analytical thinking K3: is well prepared to argue about killing and letting die in the target language both orally and in writing K4: is aware of the complexity of moral and legal dilemmas concerning killing and letting die K5: identifies structures of arguments and interconnections of ideas K6: participates in critical and analytical discussions K7: can cooperate with fellow students and the instructor

(po angielsku) Expository teaching methods: - participatory lecture - problem-based lecture - discussion Explanatory teaching methods: -Classic problem-solving -Brainstorming

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