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Summary: The Natural Law
Here is a clear, logical summary of Aquinas' natural law theory of ethics. You could try and summarise the logic of…
Read MoreExtract 7 The Case against war
The Peace Pledge Union gives a powerful case against war; “War, like a disease, can in time be eradicated; and that’s…
Read MoreExtract 6:Should we kill tyrants?
In this article from the Independent April 1st 2011 Geoffrey Robertson QC argues it is morally right to kill tyrants like…
Read MoreCompare Bentham v Mill
Bentham (1748-1832) Mill (1806-1873) Empirical (measure goodness a posteriori) Hedonistic (pleasure based) Consequentialist Act utilitarian Empirical (against the intuitionists) Eudaimonistic (happiness…
Read MoreStart Here: Right to a child
For an excellent overview of the ethical issues with hyperlinks to further resources go to: http://www.religionlink.com/tip_100209.php For a very good general…
Read MoreArticle: Utilitarianism and the right to a child
Do we have a right to a child? Here are some utilitarian reflections. The right to conceive is one of the…
Read MoreInteractive Handout: Right to a Child
Right to a Child Key terms in vitro fertilisation artificial insemination by donor (AID) surrogacy genetic screening embryo zygote infertile 1990…
Read MoreExtract 11: Richard Dawkins on the lust to be nice
Richard Dawkins argues for an evolved natural law of niceness or altruism, an instinct like the sex drive which evokes compassion…
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Practise Questions 2020
Religious Studies Guides – 2020
