December 21, 2009 by

Does Morality need God?

Does morality need God? The classic dilemma is expressed by Socrates in Plato’s Euthyphro. Is something good because God commands it,…

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December 12, 2009 by

Weakness of Will

The recent allegations against Tiger Woods drew a response from his website: “I have not lived up to my values”.

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December 11, 2009 by

Case Study: Von Stauffenberg

Claus von Stauffenberg Few of us will ever find ourselves in a position to kill one to save the many: the…

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December 11, 2009 by

ETHICALTHEORIES Summary Sheet

Philosopher The Meaning of ‘Good’ Strengths/Weaknesses VIRTUE ETHICS ·Aristotle Alasdair MacIntyre Teleological Good character based on virtues, acquired by habit and…

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December 8, 2009 by

RELIGION and SOCIETY Section 1 Rel and Social Resp past questions

RELIGION and SOCIETY Past questions SECTION 1 Religion and Social responsibility Note: you don’t need to talk about Islam for this…

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December 8, 2009 by

RELIGION and SOCIETY Section 2 Environment questions

Religion and Society Section 2 Religion and the Environment Questions Note: these are either/or questions, as you do one question with…

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December 7, 2009 by

Article: Divine Command Theories

Divine Command Theory of Ethics Philip Quinn gives a masterful summary of Divine Command Ethics. http://www.routledge-ny.com/ref/ethics/entries/theologicalethics.pdf Any ethical doctrine that makes…

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November 28, 2009 by

Article: Ethics of premature baby care

The Ethics of neonatal care from The Observer January 28th 2008 Read the article below and discuss the issue: “Morally should…

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November 26, 2009 by

Extract 3: Determinism, Eugenics and Winesses in History

In these three extracts we have insights into how eugenics, the theory of genetic inferiority and breeding for a superior race,…

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November 21, 2009 by

Strengths And Weaknesses: Natural Law

Autonomous and rational   Natural law is an autonomous, rational theory and it is wrong to say that you have to…

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