Each Theory and Issue has resources, links and past exam questions. On this page:
- Recently added resources
- Links to all theories and issues
- Revision cards
- Games and interactive diagrams
These essays have been submitted by students - you could try and mark them, see how you could improve on them, or discuss them in a small group.
- Explain the main differences between Act and Rule Utilitarianism [33 marks]
- ‘Rule Utilitarianism ignores consequences.’ Discuss [17 marks] - Marked
- ‘People should always do their duty’ Explain how Kant understood this [33 marks]
- How useful is Kant’s theory of duty as a basis for morality? [17marks]
- 'Utilitarianism is the best approach to environmental issues.' Discuss.
- Critically assess a utilitarian response to environmental ethics.
- How effective is a soft determinist approach in answering questions about sexual ethics?
- How effective is a soft determinist approach in answering questions about sexual ethics? - another student
- 'Religious ethics could not be used to support war.' Discuss.
- Explain why some people believe there are no moral absolutes. With summaries
- 'Moral absolutes are not useful in business ethics.' Discuss. Essay 1; Essay 2; Essay 3
Other recently added resources include:
Answering applied ethics questions
- All A2 theories and the environment, All A2 theories and Business Ethics and NEW All A2 theories and Sex
- TICKET structure for all theories and issues - excellent last-minute revision activity; for each topic, match a case study to different aspects of each theory, showing how they apply
- Key Questions on Genetic Engineering (try linking each to the relevant ethical theories - what other questions does this raise?)
- Key Issues in Infertility (we used Class Tools Fruit Machine to pick each topic, then matched them up to different aspects of each theory)
- Moral issues raised by surrogacy (also pdf) - a teacher resource for debating issues raised by surrogacy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Case studies of war
- All theories applied to war
- Essay styles: Ping Pong (with Business Ethics)
- Describe an absolutist response to issues raised by infertility - an essay plan
- Determinism - an essay plan
- Abortion - Examples and issues
- Euthanasia Case Studies
- AI, IVF and Surrogacy Issues
- Types of Genetic Engineering
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Revision cards for AS and A2 Religious Ethics
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As well as games and quizzes on most topics, there are:
- Determinism (Diagram)
- Responses to Determinism (Practice Paper)
- War and the Conscience (Diagram)
- Sex and Conscience (Diagram)
- Answering exam questions (Diagram)
- Situation Ethics and Infertility (Diagram)
- Genetics Case Studies (Diagram)
