Ethical Studies
Published on 4. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-7487-5798-5 (ISBN)
Description
Introduces readers to the theories and key figures associated with them, providing tasks and essay questions.Academically written with formal referencing, preparing students for the appraoch taken in higher education.Internet links to appropriate online resources.Detailed notes on essay writting, exam sitting and research skills.Contents List: An introduction to ethics; Absolutism and relativism; Natural moral law; Utilitarianism: a theory of usefulness; Kant; Naturalism and intuitionism; Emotivism and prescriptivism; Determinism and free will; Situation ethics; Virtue theory; Religion and morality; Conscience; Egoism; Sexual ethics and homosexuality; Abortion; Voluntary euthanasia; War and peace; Rights: human and animal; Human cloning.
Introduces readers to the theories and key figures associated with them, providing tasks and essay questions.Academically written with formal referencing, preparing students for the appraoch taken in higher education.Internet links to appropriate online resources.Detailed notes on essay writting, exam sitting and research skills.Contents List: An introduction to ethics; Absolutism and relativism; Natural moral law; Utilitarianism: a theory of usefulness; Kant; Naturalism and intuitionism; Emotivism and prescriptivism; Determinism and free will; Situation ethics; Virtue theory; Religion and morality; Conscience; Egoism; Sexual ethics and homosexuality; Abortion; Voluntary euthanasia; War and peace; Rights: human and animal; Human cloning.
Introduces readers to the theories and key figures associated with them, providing tasks and essay questions.Academically written with formal referencing, preparing students for the appraoch taken in higher education.Internet links to appropriate online resources.Detailed notes on essay writting, exam sitting and research skills.Contents List: An introduction to ethics; Absolutism and relativism; Natural moral law; Utilitarianism: a theory of usefulness; Kant; Naturalism and intuitionism; Emotivism and prescriptivism; Determinism and free will; Situation ethics; Virtue theory; Religion and morality; Conscience; Egoism; Sexual ethics and homosexuality; Abortion; Voluntary euthanasia; War and peace; Rights: human and animal; Human cloning.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-5798-5 (9780748757985)
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Robert A. Bowie
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Bob Bowie is a specialist in the use of ICT within RE as well as a practising A Level RS teacher.
Bob Bowie is a specialist in the use of ICT within RE as well as a practising A Level RS teacher.
Bob Bowie is a specialist in the use of ICT within RE as well as a practising A Level RS teacher.
Content
Part 1 Ethical theories: an introduction to ethics; absolutism and relativism; natural moral law; utilitarianism - a theory of usefulness; Kant; naturalism and intuitionism; emotivism and prescriptivism; determinism and free will; situation ethics; virtue theory. Part 2 Religion and ethics: religion and morality; conscience; egoism. Part 3 Ethical issues: sexual ethics and homosexuality; abortion; voluntary euthanasia; war and peace; rights - human and animal; human cloning; appendix A - study skills; appendix B - writing essays for coursework; appendix C - preparing for and sitting exams; appendix D - using the Internet to support your learning.