Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 9- Issues of Ethics
'There is nothing in life which is truely evil' Discuss
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'If there is no God, then nothing is right or wrong'. Discuss
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To what extent would someone living along on a desert island have moral responsibility?
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Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 10- Aquinas and natural law
To what extent is natural law the best way to solve moral problems?
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'Natural law theory succeeds because it take buuman nature seriously.'Discuss
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'Natural law's situationalism means that it does not offer precise ansers to difficult dilmmas.' Discuss.
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Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 11- Situation ethics
Assess the signifcance of love in situation ethics.
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'Situation ethics suffers from all the disadvantages of utilitarianism and none of its advantages'. Discuss
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'situation ethics is neither Christian nor believeable'. Discuss
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Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 12- Kantian ethics
To what extent is Kant's ethical teaching helpful in resolving all ethical problems?
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'We cannot universalise out ethical jdugements' Discuss
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To what extent is it true to say that the only requirment of morality is to do our duty?
Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 13- Utilitariansim
'In having no place for rights, utilitarianism fails as a moral theory'. Discuss
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Assess how valuable act utilitariansim is in resolving moral dilemmas. Discuss
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To what extent is utilitarianism helpful in living a truely moral life?
Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 14- Euthanasia
Assess the view hat the sanctity of life no longer has nay place in the 21st century medical ethics.
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'Voluntary euthanasia is morally acceptible; non-voluntary euthanasia is always wrong.' Discuss
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To what extent is the quality of life principle useful when debatin gissues of euthanasia?
Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 15- Business Ethics
To what extent is utilitarianism helpful in deciding whether whistle-blowing is a correct action oto take?
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'The only concern of business should be to make a profit'. Discuss
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Consider whether Natural Law is useful in dealing with the ideas of business in a global context.
Ethics- Year 1- Chpater 15- Business Ethics
To what extent is utilitarianism helpful in deciding whether whistle-blowing is a correct action oto take?
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'The only concern of business should be to make a profit'. Discuss
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Consider whether Natural Law is useful in dealing with the ideas of business in a global context.
Ethics- Year 2- Chpater 8- Meta Ethic
Assess how well emotivism resolves the problem of justifying ethical jdugements.
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Tow hwta extent is it possible to argue that we jsut know what the good is?
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'The good is not a natural quality'. Discuss
Ethics- Year 2- Chpater 9- Conscience: Aquinas and Freud
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'Freud's account of conscience is mistake.' Discuss
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To what extent is Aquinas successful in arguing thwat we must always follow conscience?
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'Conscience is just a fancy name for old-fashioned guilt feelings' Discuss
Ethics- Year 2- Chpater 10- Sexual Ethics
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'All forms of sexual behaviour ishould be tolerated providing no one is harmed' Discuss
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Assess the view that according to natural law, homosexuality is always wrong.
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'Utilitarianism is of littl euse when consodering the morality of extramarital sex'. Discuss