My Revision Notes OCR A Level Religious Studies: Religion and Ethics
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1 Natural Law
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Aristotle’s idea of telos
1.3 Aquinas’ four tiers of law
1.4 Aquinas’ primary and secondary precepts
1.5 Applying Natural Law and the doctrine of double effect
1.6 Assessing the idea of telos
1.7 Assessing Natural Law
1.8 Summary and exam tips
2 Situation ethics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fletcher and agape
2.3 Four working principles and six propositions
2.4 Applying situation ethics
2.5 Situation ethics as a religious theory
2.6 Assessing situation ethics
2.7 Summary and exam tips
3 Kantian ethics
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Kant and duty
3.3 Hypothetical and categorical imperatives
3.4 Kant’s three formulations
3.5 Applying Kantian ethics
3.6 Assessing the idea of duty
3.7 Discussing Kantian ethics
3.8 Summary and exam tips
4 Utilitarianism
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Bentham: utility and the hedonic calculus
4.3 Mill’s utilitarianism
4.4 Act and rule utilitarianism
4.5 Applying utilitarianism
4.6 Assessing utilitarianism
4.7 Criticisms of utilitarianism
4.8 Summary and exam tips
5 Euthanasia
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sanctity of life and quality of life
5.3 Autonomy and euthanasia
5.4 Acts and omissions
5.5 Natural Law and euthanasia
5.6 Situation ethics and euthanasia
5.7 Assessing the relevance of sanctity of life
5.8 Summary and exam tips
6 Business ethics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Corporate social responsibility
6.3 Good ethics as good business
6.4 Whistleblowing
6.5 Globalisation and business
6.6 Utilitarianism and business
6.7 Kantian ethics and business
6.8 Assessing the issues
6.9 Summary and exam tips
7 Meta-ethical theories
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Ethical naturalism
7.3 Intuitionism
7.4 Emotivism
7.5 Ethical terms as objective and meaningful
7.6 Ethical terms as subjective or meaningless
7.7 Is ‘What is good?’ the key question in ethics?
7.8 Summary and exam tips
8 Conscience
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Aquinas on conscience – synderesis and conscientia
8.3 Aquinas – vincible and invincible ignorance
8.4 Freud’s psychological view of conscience
8.5 Assessing Aquinas’ theological approach to conscience
8.6 Assessing conscience as psychological or from society
8.7 Comparing Aquinas and Freud
8.8 Summary and exam tips
9 Sexual ethics
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Premarital and extramarital sex
9.3 Homosexuality
9.4 Considering Natural Law
9.5 Considering situation ethics
9.6 Do religious views still have a role in modern sexual ethics?
9.7 Considering utilitarianism
9.8 Considering Kantian ethics
9.9 Is sexual behaviour private?
9.10 Summary and exam tips
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