Starter – Would you save a stranger?
source BBC news Will was the second person to be hit by a car driven by terrorist Masood on Westminster Bridge…
Read MoreActivity – Write a Reply to Gordon Brown’s Letter
source In 2010 Gordon Brown’s Labour Government issued guidelines (the Starmer guidelines) for prosecutors in cases of assisted dying. Here is…
Read MoreArticle – the Kantian Noumenal Realm
source Kant initiated his own “Copernican revolution” when he challenged philosophers with a new theory of knowledge. The human mind contains…
Read MoreSpecification H573/2 Euthanasia
3. Applied Ethics: Euthanasia The application of ethical theory, including religious ethical perspectives, to an issue of importance. 3.1 Content •…
Read MoreSpecification H573/2 Kant
2. Normative Ethical Theories: Kantian Ethics A deontological ethical theory. 2.1 Content • Kantian ethics, including: – duty – the hypothetical…
Read MoreSpecification H573/2 Natural Law
1. Normative Ethical Theories (Religious Approaches): Natural Law A normative ethical theory taking a religious approach to moral decision-making. 1.1 Content…
Read MoreSpecification H573/2 Situation Ethics
1. Normative Ethical Theories (Religious Approaches): Situation Ethics A normative ethical theory taking a religious approach to moral decision-making. 1.1 Content…
Read MoreRoadmap Structure of Thought Christian Ethics
There are many Christianities, and here are four versions of Christian ethics representing different ideas of the role of reason, revelation…
Read MoreSpecification H573/2 Utilitarianism
2. Normative Ethical Theories: Utilitarianism 2.1 Content Utilitarianism • Utility • The Hedonic Calculus • Act Utilitarianism • Rule Utilitarianism 2.2…
Read MoreExtract 7: Beware the Axe Murderer Interpretation
source We come next to the vexing problem of telling the truth to the axe murderer. The axeman knocks at our…
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