奥地利萨尔兹堡大学哲学系资深教授杰哈德·泽查先生来金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城讲学
为提升金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城哲学学科的国际交流，推进伦理学与科学哲学的教学研究与学科建设，金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城特邀请奥地利萨尔兹堡大学哲学系资深教授杰哈德·泽查先生（Gerhard ZECHA，从事伦理学、科学哲学研究，国际知名哲学学者，在欧美多所著名大学担任教授），为金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城师生讲学两个月（5月10日—7月6日），开设伦理学与科学哲学的专题研究课程，促进金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城师生与国外学者直接的学术交流，提高金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城师生的学术对话能力。
欢迎金沙威尼斯欢乐娱人城哲学专业的博士生、硕士生、本科生与教师积极参与专题研究课程的学习与交流（用英文讲授，有课程资料，讨论时提供中文翻译）。
课程安排 (5．10—7．6，每周一、周四上午8：00—11：30，三教207)
第一门课程：科学哲学：科学批评的进展（共四周）(5．10—6．8)
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:PROGRESS IN SCIENCE THROUGH CRITICISM (4 weeks)
1st week:The classical method of scientific research in Europe (historical development)
• Greek origins: Plato and Aristotle
• Skeptical arguments (“Nothing can be known”)
• Modern revision: The Vienna Circle
2nd week:Critique of the classical method
• Sir Karl Popper (life and work)
• Critique of neo-positivism, of dialectics, of discourse theory
• Critical Rationalism and the Principle of Falsification
• The necessity of criticism in the sciences, in the humanities (e.g. theory of
education), in political philosophy, in ethics
3rd week:The development of the critical method
• The concept of problem; problem solving techniques
• The concept of criticism
• The method of criticism (an algorithm)
• The ethics of criticism
4th week:The application of the critical method
• “All life is problem solving”
• A new attitude towards errors and mistakes
• Consequences in ethics and beyond
• The objectivity of scientific research: a new perspective
第二门课程：伦理学、元伦理学与价值理论（共四周）(6．9—7．6)
ETHICS, META-ETHICS, and VALUE THEORY (4 weeks)
1st week:The development of moral reasoning in Europe
• Ethics in Ancient Times: The Greek beginnings (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, the Stoics, the Skeptics)
• Ethics in the Middle Ages: The Great Teachers (St. Augustine, Abaelard, and St. Thomas Aquinas)
• Ethics in the Age of Enlightenment: Liberté, egalité, fraternité
• Ethical pluralism and relativism; the 20th century
2nd week:The re-structuring of moral reasoning in Europe
• Modes and problems of justification
• Meta-ethics: Cognitivism vs. non-cognitivism
• The Is-Ought problem: logical considerations
• The consequences: “Objective”, value free sciences
3rd week:The justification of moral reasoning
• Value theories: monistic (Epicurus, Albert Schweitzer), pluralistic (Aristotle, Mario Bunge)
• Natural Right theories: anthropological foundations, principles
• Teleological theories (consequentialism): egotism, altruism, the varieties of utilitarianism
• Deontological theories: Golden Rule ethics, Agapism (the ethics of love), the Categorical Imperative (Immanuel Kant)
4th week:The application of moral reasoning
• Ethics and human life (from the beginning to the end)
• Ethics in the world of economics
• Ethics in modern media (especially internet)
期间开设学术讲座：为师生开设哲学专题研讨与学校名家讲座。
Place & Date of Birth: Innsbruck, Austria; July 2, 1942
Work Address: Institut für Philosophie, Universität Salzburg
Franziskanergasse 1, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria, Europe
Teachers' Training College Innsbruck, Austria 1958-62
University of Innsbruck: Education, Psychology 1964-66
University of Salzburg: Education, Philosophy; Dr. phil. 1966-68
International Research Center Salzburg, Research Fellow 1969-72
University of Konstanz, Germany: A.v.Humboldt Research Fellow 1975-76
University of Salzburg: Habilitation (Philosophy/Education) 1977
Elementary School Teacher, Dorf/Längenfeld, Tyrol, Austria 1962-64
Secondary School Teacher, Innsbruck, Austria 1964-65
Adj. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Portland,
Oregon, USA: Salzburg Culture Program 1968 - present
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Salzburg 1972-80
Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Salzburg 1977 - present
Professor of Philosophy, Dept. of Phil., Univ. of Salzburg 1980 - present
Guest Lecturer, University of Fribourg, Switzerland 1980-81
Director, Research Unit of the Humanities of the
International Research Center Salzburg 1984 - present
Guest Professor, University of South Africa, Pretoria, RSA 1984
Head of Department (Philosophy), University of Salzburg 1985-87
Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine, USA 1987-88
Guest Professor, Centre Universitaire, Luxembourg 1989, 1992, 1996
Head of Department (Philosophy), University of Salzburg 1989-1994
Visiting Professor, Univ. of the Orange Free State, South Africa 1993
Various lectures in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany 1994/1995
Guest Lecturer, Potchefstroom University, South Africa 1996
Guest Professor, Centre Universitaire, Luxembourg 1999, 2000
Head of Department (Philosophy), University of Salzburg 1999 - 2001
Member, International Network CULTMEDIA, research on problems of global communication and culture today 2002 - present
Visiting professor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 2004
Various lectures in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany and China 2005 - 2007
Official retirement from the University of Salzburg October 1, 2007
Current and ongoing areas of specialization: History of Austrian philosophy, philosophy of science, theory of values, ethics, philosophy of education, didactics of philosophy.
