November 12, 2015 by

Film Clips Virtue Ethics

Blindside Sandra Bullock plays tough southern mum Touhy who is alerted to a homeless black teenager Mike. One night she invites…

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November 10, 2015 by

Extract 13: Natural Law Today – Stephen Pope

source Some of the major criticisms of natural law have been suggested earlier but can be recapitulated in light of contemporary…

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November 10, 2015 by

Moral Courage (+ V)

When head boy Jake Bailey wrote his speech for the end of year, he didn’t know he would be diagnosed with…

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November 10, 2015 by

Article: The Slave Trade and Christian Moral Activism – John Coffey

source Summary The year 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade by the British Parliament. The…

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November 9, 2015 by

Handout: Meta-ethics

Meta-ethics Introduction Meta-ethics examines the language behind ethical theories and moral beliefs. Instead of asking “is stealing wrong?”, the meta-ethical philosopher…

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November 7, 2015 by

Powerpoint: Situation Ethics

Joseph Fletcher’s theory is placed in the context of Tillich and Robinson and then evaluated by Roman Catholic (Pope Pius) and…

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November 7, 2015 by

Article: William Barclay Ethics in a Permissive Society

CHAPTER FOUR Situation Ethics (source) When we talk about ethics, we mostly mean a series of rules and laws and principles…

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November 7, 2015 by

Activity: A Letter to the Church

This letter was sent to the editor of the Tablet, the Catholic newspaper, on January 9th 1965. Write a reply to…

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Article: Can there be morality without rules?

CAN THERE BE MORALITY WITHOUT RULES? E. La B. Cherbonnier This lecture was delivered within the Student Senate Lecture Series,…

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November 6, 2015 by

Article: Critique of Situation Ethics – Bob Wadholm

source First, Fletcher‘s analysis of the three main ethical approaches will be evaluated. Second, the theoretical basis of situationism will be…

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