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31 Cards in this Set
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Identify 3 features of morality
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- requires obedience
- concerns right and wrong - must be obeyed - cannot be questioned - is either a written or unwritten code |
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Identify 3 examples of morality
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- don't cheat
- don't lie - don't steal - don't kill |
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Identify an example of a moral code
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- 10 commandments
- law |
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In order for something to be considered an ethical issue, what two criteria must it satisfy?
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- must have at least two sides
- must concern right and wrong behaviour |
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Identify 3 ethical issues
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- euthanasia
- abortion - capital punishment |
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Identify two advantage to being a moral person
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- simple
- consistent - easy |
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Identify two disadvantages of being a moral person
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- thoughtless
- less responsible - not open to questioning - can't really have control of your descisions |
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Identify two advantages to being an ethical person
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- thoughtful life
- self determining |
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Identify two disadvantages to being an ethical person
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- can lead to conflict
- complicated |
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Identify 3 possible interests that may impact upon an ethical issue
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Interests of...
- people directly impacted - society - law |
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What is meant by an 'appeal to authority'
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An appeal to authority is when a person uses an accepted authority above themselves to justify or prove their argument
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What are the three widely accepted tests of any authority?
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- is this authority open to questioning and reason?
- would this authority and set of values be good if it was applied to all people? - does this authority respect peoples freedom? |
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What considerations must an Anglican take into account when deciding what to believe about an ethical issue?
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B - Bible - what is said about this issue in the bible?
R - Reasoning - what does reasoning reveal about the issue? E - Experience - what has happened in your own personal experience regarding this issue? T - Tradition - what has traditionally happened in the past regarding this issue? |
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Identify 2 key features of the Secular Approach to religious teaching
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- teaches only scientific facts
- doesn't teach any religions |
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Identify 2 key features to the Doctrinal / Confessional Approach to teaching religion
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- teaches only the religion and bible of that school
- will try to convert all students to their religion |
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Identify 2 key features to the Factual Approach to teaching religion in schools.
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- does not teach the bible of any religion
- teaches only the facts about all religions |
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Identify 2 key features of the Liberal Inclusive approach to religious teaching in schools
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- teaches facts and cultures of all religions
- does not teach or promote one religion over another |
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What was Aristotles view on the natural moral law?
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That all humans have the same nature and if we study this nature we will learn that some things are intrinsicly wrong or intrinsicly right.
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According to Aristotle what are 'right things'?
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Right things are those which accord to the function of human life.
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In the view of Aristotle, what are 'wrong things'?
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Wrong things are anything that opposes our purpose/function.
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What are the five things that Aristotle believed were the function of human life?
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- to live
- to work - to reproduce - to be educated - to contribute to ordered society |
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What was Aquinas' views on Natural Moral law
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That everyone seeks 'the good' however not everyone understands what is 'truly good' and there are two typed of 'good'
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What is apparent good?
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An apparent good is something that appears to be good at the time but has negative long term consequences
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What is a real good?
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A real good is something that is good for me and good for everybody.
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According to Aquinas what is the purpose of human life
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Aquinas believed that the purpose of life is to be 'fully human', to use our faculties (capacities/powers) to pursue real goods
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What is cosmology?
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Cosmology is the study of the cosmos (everything)
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What are some limitations of science?
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Science will never achieve truth/absoloutes because of...
- the 'Problem of Induction' - paradigm shift |
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What is the Problem of Induction?
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The problem of induction is when we invent causes for natural ocurences.
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What is a paradigm?
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A paradigm is the scientific view of the world at any one time or simply 'the way things are'
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What happens in a paradigm shift?
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A paradigm shift occurs when technology advances and results in a current paradigm being shown to be wrong.
Then the paradigm goes into crisis because no one is prepared to keep using it. Then a new paradigm is formed. |
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Identify 3 features of a moral code?
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- it must be obeyed
- concerns right and wrong behaviour - either a written or unwritten code |
