Start Here: Utilitarianism
Utilitarian ethics is an empirical theory which aims to measure the likely future consequences of an action (hence consequentialism) in terms…
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Applying virtue ethics to business: The agent-based approach By: John Dobson, reprinted with permission It can be argued that the presence…
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In 2014-15 I will be taking the Pushme Roadshow to various locations sometimes with my colleague Andrew Capone. Why not consider…
Read MorePowerpoint: Introduction to Virtue Ethics
In another brilliant introductory lesson with powerpoint Andrew Capone takes us to the heart of Virtue Ethics using a clip from…
Read MoreStart Here: Euthanasia
Euthanasia means “a good death”, hence “mercy killing”, or “assisted suicide”. The OCR specification requires us to relate these issues to…
Read MoreArticle 2: Rosalind Hursthouse Virtue and abortion
Rosalind Hursthouse’s “Virtue Theory and Abortion” – notes From Philosophy and Public Affairs ,20, 1991 Part I—Framework of Moral Theories 1….
Read MoreArticle: Religious Language – Charlotte Vardy
Click below to download an article by Charlotte Vardy on Religious experience. Article – Religious Language
Read MoreArticle 1: A context for studying Life After Death at A2
Article – Life After Death in the Bible An article by Charlotte Vardy on Life after Death in the bible.
Read MoreJimmy Savile and the case against Kant
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of wisdom". Aristotle Jimmy Savile and the case against Kant Last week I argued that we…
Read MoreArticle: Plantinga – Ontological Argument
Alvin Plantinga – The Ontological Argument The third theistic argument I wish to discuss is the famous “ontological argument” first formulated…
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