Paper 2 Religion and Ethics

Detailed Course Notes on Environmental Issues for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Environmental Issues, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Utilitarianism /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 1.1 Environmental issues a) Concepts of stewardship and conservation from the point of view of at least one religion and at least one secular ethical perspective; animal welfare and protection, sustainability, waste management and climate change.  b) Strengths and weaknesses of significant areas of disagreement and […]

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Introductory Course Notes on Environmental Issues for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Environmental Issues, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 1.1 Environmental issues a) Concepts of stewardship and conservation from the point of view of at least one religion and at least one secular ethical perspective; animal welfare and protection, sustainability, waste management and climate change.  b) Strengths and weaknesses of significant areas of disagreement and

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on War and Peace

Just War Theory, Nuclear War, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests, War and Peace /

NOTE : THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR THE ETHICS OF WAR AND PEACE THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE, HERE, HERE AND HERE.  THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) SHOULD ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THEY ARE MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT. FOR

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on Situation Ethics

Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests, Situation Ethics /

NOTE : THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR SITUATION ETHICS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE AND HERE. COMMENTS ON THE ANTHOLOGY EXTRACT FROM WILLIAM BARCLAY’S ETHICS IN A PERMISSIVE SOCIETY CAN BE FOUND HERE. THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) SHOULD ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on Natural Moral Law

Natural Moral Law, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests /

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

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Anthology Extract Commentary : Edexcel Paper 2 Extract 1: Ethics in a Permissive Society, by William Barclay (Collins 1971) Chapter 4, Situation Ethics, pp.69–91.

Anthology Extract, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Situation Ethics /

NOTE: Copyright issues may come into play at this point. So what you will find below are brief quotations from the extract followed by comments on them. The full extract can be found HERE. See also HERE and HERE for course notes on Situation Ethics. This is another example of a curious and questionable choice of

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Situation Ethics: Supplementary Course Notes On Examples Discussed by Joseph Fletcher

Nuclear War, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Situation Ethics /

The exam board may want you show how SE works in practice. So this handout lists some of the specific examples mentioned by Fletcher in Situation Ethics: The New Morality, together with some advice as to how they might be used in your examination answers. Each example is accompanied by a mention of the relevant

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Revision Test for the Edexcel syllabus on Kant/Kantian Ethics

Kant, Kantian Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests /

NOTE : THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR KANT/KANTIAN ETHICS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE, HERE, HERE AND HERE. COMMENTS ON THE ANTHOLOGY EXTRACT FROM KANT’S GROUNDWORK FOR THE METAPHYSICS OF MORALS CAN BE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THAT LAST LINK. THE EDEXCEL SYLLABUS ALSO REQUIRES A COMPARISON TO BE MADE WITH ARISTOTELIAN VIRTUE

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Revision Test for the Edexcel syllabus on Virtue Ethics

Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests, Virtue Ethics /

NOTE : THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR VIRTUE ETHICS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE. BUT SEE ALSO HERE FOR COMMENTS ON THE ANTHOLOGY EXTRACT FROM ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS AND A COMPARISON WITH KANT (WHICH ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EDEXCEL ETHICS SYLLABUS. THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) SHOULD ALSO

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Revision Test for the Edexcel syllabus on Utilitarianism

Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests, Utilitarianism /

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

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