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Claus von Stauffenberg Few of us will ever find ourselves in a position to kill one to save the many: the…
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RELIGION and SOCIETY Past questions SECTION 1 Religion and Social responsibility Note: you don’t need to talk about Islam for this…
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Divine Command Theory of Ethics Philip Quinn gives a masterful summary of Divine Command Ethics. http://www.routledge-ny.com/ref/ethics/entries/theologicalethics.pdf Any ethical doctrine that makes…
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The Ethics of neonatal care from The Observer January 28th 2008 Read the article below and discuss the issue: “Morally should…
Read MoreExtract 3: Determinism, Eugenics and Winesses in History
In these three extracts we have insights into how eugenics, the theory of genetic inferiority and breeding for a superior race,…
Read MoreExtract 6: Debate Hume with Locke
A dialogue with Locke on freedom of the will : Hume, An Essay concerning Human Understanding Locke: ‘so far as a…
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David Pearce reviews Brave New World on www.huxley .net J.J. Smart produces the example of a pleasure machine in his book…
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