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Ethics
Table: IVF – for and against
Utilitarian ethics and IVF treatments – is it worth it? Click here for a YouTube clip from My Sister’s Keeper Pleasure/…
Read MoreTable: Absolutism v relativism
Ethical Absolutism Ethical Relativism (1) The absolutist says there is a universal moral standard (1) The relativist denies that there is…
Read MoreAdvanced Article:Divine Command
In this article John Hare compares Divine Command Theory and Natural Law. His article is particularly strong on Aristotle’s argument about…
Read MoreArticle: Divine Command Theory
Divine command theory argues that an act is obligatory if it is commanded by God. Divine command theory is widely criticized…
Read MoreSummary: Divine Command
Divine Command Theory Divine command theory (DCT) of ethics holds that an act is moral because God commands us to do…
Read MoreArticle: Sleep walking to disaster?
Here’s a hyperlink to an excellent set of articles on the environmental issue. http://www.religioustolerance.org/environment.htm
Read MoreResource Bank: Right to a Child
Click here for a number of resources and powerpoints on the right to a child: http://sites.google.com/site/farrowsthings/as-religious-studies/as-religious-ethics/applied-ethics/right-to-a-child Three parent children moves a…
Read MoreArticle: Chris Farrow on Genetic Engineering
Click on this link for a number of articles and powerpoints by Chris Farrow. http://sites.google.com/site/farrowsthings/as-religious-studies/as-religious-ethics/applied-ethics/genetic-engineering
Read MoreArticle: Peter Singer on IVF
Peter Singer argues that the morality of embryo wastage is no different to the use of contraception or celibacy – all…
Read MoreArticle: 4: The Virtue Ethics of Hursthouse
Rosalind Hursthouse is a foremost virtue ethicist. This article discusses the main points of her approach – which can then beb…
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Practise Questions 2020
Religious Studies Guides – 2020
