ABSTRACT

Structured directly around the specification of the OCR, this is the definitive textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level courses. The updated third edition covers all the necessary topics for Religious Ethics in an enjoyable student-friendly fashion. Each chapter includes:

  • a list of key issues
  • OCR specification checklist
  • explanations of key terminology
  • overviews of key scholars and theories
  • self-test review questions
  • exam practice questions.

To maximise students' chances of success, the book contains a section dedicated to answering examination questions. It comes complete with diagrams and tables, lively illustrations, a comprehensive glossary and full bibliography. Additional resources are available via the companion website.

part |2 pages

PART I AS ETHICS

chapter 1|5 pages

What is Ethics?

chapter 2|18 pages

Moral Absolutism and Moral Relativism

chapter 3|17 pages

Natural Moral Law

chapter 4|19 pages

Kant

chapter 5|23 pages

Utilitarianism

chapter 6|16 pages

Religious Ethics – Christian Ethics

chapter 10|27 pages

War and Peace

part |2 pages

PART II A2 ETHICS

chapter 11|18 pages

Meta-ethics – The Language of Ethics

chapter 12|14 pages

Virtue Ethics

chapter 13|17 pages

Free Will and Determinism

chapter 14|23 pages

Conscience

chapter 15|33 pages

Environmental and Business Ethics

chapter 16|16 pages

Sexual Ethics