March 15, 2011 by

Applying Relativism

Applying relativism – relativists believe values come from socially approved habits or forms of life Relativism can be either a descriptive…

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March 15, 2011 by

Applying Bentham and Mill

Hedonistic utilitarianism – calculating consequences by measurable pleasure Note: the acronym PRRICED can be used to remember the seven criteria of…

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March 14, 2011 by

Extract 4: Article-thirty years of IVF

The daily telegraph reviews the story of IVF treatments which began on July 25th 1978 with the birth of Louise Brown,…

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March 14, 2011 by

Extract 1: Catholic Church on IVF treatment

http://www.catholicinsight.com/online/church/vatican/article_475.shtml A human being comes into existence at the moment of fertilization of an oocyte (ovum) by a sperm. This fact…

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March 10, 2011 by

Extract 5: Gandhi on non-violence

On April 6, 1930, after having marched 241 miles on foot from his village to the sea, Mohandas Gandhi arrived at…

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Extract 4: Tony Blair’s speech Iraq war

Tony Blair on Iraq War, March 13th 2003 (edited) In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days…

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Extract 3: Quaker Peace testimony

QUAKER PEACE TESTIMONY Ask anyone, Quaker or otherwise, about the essential beliefs of the Society of Friends and chances are you…

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Extract 2: Global interfaith statement on peace

This interfaith declaration is the result of a two-year consultation among more than two hundred scholars and theologians representing the world’s…

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March 10, 2011 by

Extract 1: Archbishop Williams and Pope Urban

Thursday, 26 December, 2002, 12:25 GMT – BBC Archbishop’s anti-war message Dr Rowan Williams, who leads the Anglican Church, used his…

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March 10, 2011 by

Does Gaia make sense?

Can we reverse the illness we’ve inflicted on Gaia?

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