October 2020

Course notes on Religion and Morality for students of the Edexcel syllabus – Part One

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Religion and Morality /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 4.2 The relationship between religion and morality a) Dependence, independence, autonomy, theonomy, heteronomy, divine command ethics, challenges from atheist and anti-theist perspectives, moral arguments for the existence and nonexistence of God. b) Contemporary focuses, including the Westboro Baptist Church, religion and terror, conservative movements, including Quiverfull,

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on ethical terminology and meta-ethics

Ethical Terminology, Meta-Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests /

THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR THE ABOVE TOPICS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE AND HERE. THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) MAY ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE TESTS ARE MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT. FOR THIS REASON THEY SHOULD BE

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General course notes introducing and exploring basic ethical terminology for the Edexcel Paper 2 Syllabus (Religion and Ethics)

Ethical Terminology, General, Meta-Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics /

We begin by looking at a famous thought experiment that is often used to introduce this topic: the Trolley Car dilemma. Trolley Car Dilemma Version 1 You are walking near a trolley-car track when you notice five people tied to it in a row. The next instant, you see a trolley hurtling toward them, out

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Course notes on Meta-Ethics (in the form of an exemplar answer) for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Exemplar answer, Meta-Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 4.1 Meta-Ethics With reference to the ideas of G E Moore and A J Ayer. Evaluate which meta-ethical theory is most useful in determining the meaning of ethical language. NOTE: there is no way that all the information below could be included in response to a

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