October 4, 2012 by

3.3 Simon Blackburn on the issues arising

EXTRACT ABORTION and PERSONHOOD Simon Blackburn page 54 A good first philosophical question to ask might be whether this black and…

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March 12, 2012 by

Article: Roger Scruton Kant on Just War and Iraq

Immanuel Kant wrote Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch in 1787. In this essay he argues for a League of Nations committed…

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March 5, 2012 by

PETER SINGER on euthanasia

Peter Singer on Voluntary Euthanasia Source: http://web.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/phil%20115/Singer_on_Euthanasia.htm Background information: Utilitarians and Rights  Most utilitarians deny the existence of absolute natural rights….

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March 4, 2012 by

Article 1: Michael Tooley on abortion and infanticide

Michael Tooley's justification of abortion rests upon a. a particular view of rights and b. a definition of personhood. Tooley argues…

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March 2, 2012 by

Essay: Relativism June 2009

This is the actual essay written by my student in the June 2009 exam.  To access the mark scheme for this…

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February 11, 2012 by

Advanced Article: Bentham on prostitution and short term marriages

For a fascinating more advanced article on Bentham’s views of sexual ethics click below: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01440360902765415#tabModule

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February 6, 2012 by

1.4 Sanctity Of Life: Church of England briefing paper

ABORTION A BRIEFING PAPER Source: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/45673/abortion.pdf 1. Introduction The Church of England encourages its members to think through issues themselves in the…

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February 6, 2012 by

Extract 6:Church of England reports on genetic engineering

Click on the link below for a full survey of current and past reports, with further links to documents: http://www.churchofengland.org/our-views/medical-ethics-health-social-care-policy/hfea.aspx

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February 6, 2012 by

1.3 Sanctity Of Life: A discussion

Strong sanctity of life Source: http://www.swcc.beds.sch.uk/studentresources/MPSRE/Sourcesforabortionkeyconceptslesson.pdf The Bible is often cited as the basis of strong sanctity of life stance and…

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February 5, 2012 by

Extract 7: The intrinsic value of human life

The Bishop of Carlisle James Newcombe argues for the absolute principle of respect for human life: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1387055/intrinsicvalueoflife.pdf

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