Religious Ethics for AS and A2

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
List of illustrations......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
How to Use this Book......Page 14
Answering Examination Questions......Page 16
Timeline: Scientists, Ethicists and Thinkers......Page 19
Part I: What is Ethics?......Page 22
1 Meta-ethics: The Language of Ethics......Page 26
2 Moral Absolutism and Moral Relativism......Page 44
3 Natural Moral Law......Page 59
4 Virtue Ethics......Page 73
Part II: As Ethics......Page 88
5 Kant......Page 89
6 Utilitarianism......Page 106
7 Religious Ethics: Christian Ethics......Page 125
8 Medical Ethics 1: Abortion and the Right to a Child......Page 141
9 Medical Ethics 2: Euthanasia and the Right to Life......Page 162
10 Medical Ethics 3: Genetic Engineering and Embryo Research......Page 174
Part III: A2 Ethics......Page 192
11 Free Will and Determinism......Page 193
12 Conscience......Page 207
13 Environmental Ethics......Page 223
14 Sex and Relationships......Page 242
15 War, Peace and Justice......Page 256
Part IV: Connections in Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics......Page 280
16 Connections in Religious Studies......Page 283
Glossary......Page 308
Bibliography......Page 320
Index......Page 326