Animals in Religions, Beliefs and Traditions 3700-AZ-L3-5-ZRWT

obligatory courses

It would be beneficial if participants had an understanding of the basic knowledge of the history of religions and existing problems in interfaith relations before beginning the class.

Knowledge:
Knowledge about ethical and cultural attitudes towards animals in the history of civilization, especially changes occurring in contemporary times

Skills
- Diagnosing the main ideological disputes over the status of animals and their use by humans in the course of history
- Knowing how to continually update and expand one’s knowledge and improve one’s skills

Social competences
- Being prepared for fact-based argumentation in academic debates and ideological disputes while respecting views different from one’s own
- Being prepared for acting in accordance with the code of scientific work ethics and decency while respecting one’s own and others’ health as well as intellectual property rights
- Being prepared for using deductive thinking skills in analysing natural phenomena and cultural processes