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Ethics
JUST WAR CRITERIA: a summary
The Criteria for a Just War Old Testament: “At the same time we captured and destroyed every town and put everyone…
Read MoreHandout: Just War
Just War Theory and Holy War “War has presented the twentieth century with perhaps its most crucial moral problem”Robin Gill (1985:257)…
Read MoreHandout: 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 MoreHandout: Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism © Peter Baron 2015 This handout is a much reduced summary of the detailed treatment of three forms of utilitarianism…
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…
Read MoreExtract 2: Humanae Vitae 1968
Humanae Vitae 1968 Pius VI Interpreting the Moral Law 4. This kind of question requires from the teaching authority of the…
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Practise Questions 2020
Religious Studies Guides – 2020
