Subject 'Culture, Ethics and Heritage Protection'

Year:   2011/2012    2012/2013    2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    

An introductory course on culture and ethics which deals with the formation of moral values in different cultures, intercultural differences, the necessity to know them and their significance in the modern society.
The course gives a survey about the more important types of memorials and principles of heritage protection as well as the organisation of heritage protection in Estonia. It also introduces the main legal acts that regulate heritage protection and gives a short survey about the heritage of architecture and visual art in Estonia.

To introduce different types of categories of ethics, justify the necessity for moral behaviour in the society, relating it to different cultures and differences in different cultures. To encourage students to develop their own theories of morality and moral attitudes towards the society.

Student:
- knows the differences and similarities of moral values in different cultures;
- can orientate in moral problems of the modern society, peculiarities of national characters as
well as interrelations of different religions and principles of moral and
- has deepened knowledge of heritage protection.

Lectures, study tours, seminars, independent work with legal acts and picture material

1. Aavik, T. ... jt. Eetikakoodeksite käsiraamat. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus; Tartu Ülikooli eetikakeskus, 2007.
2. Laanemäe, A. Eetika alused. Tallinn: Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Kirjastus, 2000.
3. Laanemäe, A. Insenerieetika. Tallinn, Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Kirjastus, 2003.
4. Macfarlane, A. Kirjad Lilyle maailmaasjadest. Tõlkija T. Kanarbik. Tallinn: Ersen, 2005
5. Pojman, L. Eetika 2005
6. Schweitzer, A. Kultuur ja eetika. Tallinn: 2008
7. S.Helme, J.Kangilaski, Lühike Eesti kunsti ajalugu. Kirjastus “Kunst”, Tallinn, 1999
8. H.Sisask, Lühikursus arhitektuuriajaloost. Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool, 2008

2013: KT  

2012: KT  

2011: KT  

2010: KT  

2009: KT