January 20, 2011 by

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…

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January 6, 2011 by

The nature of evil

The senseless murder of a young woman in Bristol over Christmas raises important questions about the nature of evil. As morality…

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January 4, 2011 by

The 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…

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December 26, 2010 by

Article: 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…

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December 26, 2010 by

Weblinks and reading

For good introductory chapters go to: Stewart, N  Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Polity, 2009) Ch.7 Tannsjo, T Understanding Ethics…

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December 24, 2010 by

Does Jesus exist?

I ask this question in the present tense, because the Christian claim is not just that Jesus was alive once in…

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December 24, 2010 by

Weblinks and games

Games: Fling the teacher – 15 questions on war http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/games/war_game.html

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December 22, 2010 by

Past 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)….

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December 22, 2010 by

Past Questions: – Just War

Just War Theory is now one of the applied issues at AS (new spec). The others are abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering…

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December 22, 2010 by

Handout: 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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