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Handout: Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
ARISTOTLE: CHARACTER AS THE BASIS FOR ETHICS “To do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right…
Read MoreIs slavery wrong?
Hadijatou Mani was sold into slavery at the age of 12 in the Niger, one of an estimated 40,000 people in…
Read MoreHandout: Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism © Peter Baron 2015 This handout is a much reduced summary of the detailed treatment of three forms of utilitarianism…
Read MoreEuthanasia and the case of Daniel James
The case of Daniel James raises important issues concerning the right to die. What are the ethical principles we might invoke…
Read MoreJustice and Rights
Human Rights: making sense of conflicting views Introduction In a previous handout we examined the US constitution and did a practical…
Read MoreExtract 1: Dawkins and determinism
Is Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene) a determinist? Note: this article is based on the Channel 4 programme broadcast with Richard…
Read MoreExtract 10: James Rachels why friendliness is a natural law principle
Extract: James Rachels Friendliness and Natural Law Elements of Moral Philosophy (McGraw-Hill 1993:50) By linking goodness to natural purpose (something which is…
Read MoreExtract Divine Command The Chicago satement on Biblical Inerrancy
The Chicago Statementon Biblical Inerrancy NOTE: This was the statement that launched the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy,…
Read MoreHandout: Abortion and Ethical Theories
The Moral Status of the Foetus: Philosophical Investigations into the Abortion issue The Nature of the Problem Click here for the…
Read MoreTable: Strengths and weaknesses of Virtue Ethics
Virtue Ethics Strengths Weaknesses Holistic view of human nature. Reason is applied through phronesis or practical wisdom, but unlike Kant, the…
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Practise Questions 2020
Religious Studies Guides – 2020
