Obama’s call to virtue
When President Obama stood up to deliver his address to the grieving people of America, he clearly expounded Aristotle’s virtue ethics…
Read MoreThe nature of evil
The senseless murder of a young woman in Bristol over Christmas raises important questions about the nature of evil. As morality…
Read MoreThe murder of Jo Yeates
The murder of Jo Yeates instilled a feeling of horror and genuine sympathy and concern for her family and friends. But…
Read MoreArticle: a Christian approach to business ethics
Click on this link for an excellent short paper on business ethics and Christianity: http://klice.co.uk/uploads/EiB/Webley%20v12.3%20pub.pdf For the papal encyclical 2009 Caritas…
Read MoreWeblinks and reading
For good introductory chapters go to: Stewart, N Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Polity, 2009) Ch.7 Tannsjo, T Understanding Ethics…
Read MoreDoes Jesus exist?
I ask this question in the present tense, because the Christian claim is not just that Jesus was alive once in…
Read MoreWeblinks and games
Games: Fling the teacher – 15 questions on war http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/games/war_game.html
Read MorePast Questions: – Free Will/determinism
Free will and determinism remain a popular choice for examiners, as the first paper in the new spec shows (see below)….
Read MorePast Questions: – Just War
Just War Theory is now one of the applied issues at AS (new spec). The others are abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering…
Read MoreHandout: Utilitarianism and Business: Ford Pinto case
Utilitarianism and Business Ethics Introduction Welcome to philosophicalinvestigations – a site dedicated to ethical thinking (rather than one page summaries!!! Though…
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