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AQA A-Level Religious Studies 7062
Arguments for the Existence of God
Evil and Suffering
Religious Language
Self and Life After Death
Religious Experience
Ethical Theories
Issues of Human Life and Death
Meta Ethics
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Conscience
Bentham and Kant
Issues of Animal Life and Death
Buddhism: Sources of Wisdom and AuthorityBuddhism
Buddhism: Good Conduct and Key Moral PrinciplesBuddhism
Buddhism: Religion, Gender and SexualityBuddhism
Buddhism: Religion and ScienceBuddhism
Buddhism: Religion and SecularisationBuddhism
Buddhism: Religion and Religious PluralismBuddhism
Buddhism: Dialogue with PhilosophyBuddhism
Buddhism: Dialogue with EthicsBuddhism
Buddhism: God and Ultimate RealityBuddhism
Buddhism: Self, Death and the AfterlifeBuddhism
Buddhism: Expression of Religious IdentityBuddhism
Christianity: God and Ultimate RealityChristianity
Christianity: Self, Death and the AfterlifeChristianity
Christianity: Good Conduct and Key Moral PrinciplesChristianity
Christianity: Religion, Gender and SexualityChristianity
Christianity: Religion and ScienceChristianity
Christianity: Religion and SecularisationChristianity
Christianity: Religion and Religious PluralismChristianity
Christianity: Dialogue with PhilosophyChristianity
Christianity: Dialogue with EthicsChristianity
Topic overviewKant, Bentham, Virtue Ethics and Christian EthicsAgape, Consequences and Christian CharacterSanctity of Life, Just War and AnimalsEuthanasia, Capital Punishment and Cloning in ChristianityTheft and Truth-TellingMarriage, Homosexuality and Transgender IssuesGenetic Engineering and WealthTolerance and Freedom of Religious ExpressionFree Will, Moral Responsibility and ConscienceCriticisms of Christian EthicsThe Credibility of Christian Moral AuthorityWhat Christianity Has Given Ethical Studies
Christianity: Sources of Wisdom and AuthorityChristianity
Christianity: Expression of Religious IdentityChristianity
Hinduism: Sources of Wisdom and AuthorityHinduism
Hinduism: Good Conduct and Key Moral PrinciplesHinduism
Hinduism: Religion, Gender and SexualityHinduism
Hinduism: Religion and ScienceHinduism
Hinduism: Religion and SecularisationHinduism
Hinduism: Religion and Religious PluralismHinduism
Hinduism: Dialogue with PhilosophyHinduism
Hinduism: Dialogue with EthicsHinduism
Hinduism: God and Ultimate RealityHinduism
Hinduism: Self, Death and the AfterlifeHinduism
Hinduism: Expression of Religious IdentityHinduism
Islam: God and Ultimate RealityIslam
Islam: Good Conduct and Key Moral PrinciplesIslam
Islam: Religion, Gender and SexualityIslam
Islam: Religion and ScienceIslam
Islam: Religion and SecularisationIslam
Islam: Religion and Religious PluralismIslam
Islam: Dialogue with PhilosophyIslam
Islam: Dialogue with EthicsIslam
Islam: Sources of Wisdom and AuthorityIslam
Islam: Self, Death and the AfterlifeIslam
Islam: Expression of Religious IdentityIslam
Judaism: God and Ultimate RealityJudaism
Judaism: Dialogue with PhilosophyJudaism
Judaism: Religion and ScienceJudaism
Judaism: Religion and SecularisationJudaism
Judaism: Religion and Religious PluralismJudaism
Judaism: Dialogue with EthicsJudaism
Topic overviewKant, Bentham and Jewish EthicsConsequences, Character and Jewish EthicsThe Mitzvot and Tikkun OlamSanctity of Life, Animals, Theft and LyingCapital Punishment, Euthanasia and Cloning in JudaismMarriage, Sexuality and Genetic EngineeringWealth, Tolerance and Religious Freedom in JudaismBechirah Chofshit: Free Will and ConscienceOther Ethical Traditions and Jewish EthicsWhat Ethical Criticism Means for Torah and Halakha
Judaism: Religion, Gender and SexualityJudaism
Judaism: Expression of Religious IdentityJudaism
Judaism: Sources of Wisdom and AuthorityJudaism
Judaism: Self, Death and the AfterlifeJudaism
Judaism: Good Conduct and Key Moral PrinciplesJudaism
Ethical Theories
- 4 subtopics
- 13 things to know
- Component 1
What Ethical Theories covers
Natural moral law, situation ethics and virtue ethics — their foundations, their working principles and the criticisms each attracts.
Where it is assessed
Component 1
Philosophy of religion and ethics, sat by everyone.
Check the AQA specification ↗The 4 subtopics
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- Natural Moral Law and Its PreceptsRecall questions on deontological ethics and on Aquinas's primary precepts, including preservation of life and reproduction.Open →
- Fletcher's Situation Ethics and Aristotle's Virtue EthicsRecall questions on Fletcher's single absolute of agape, his four working principles and six propositions, and on Aristotle's eudaimonia, intellectual and moral virtues, the doctrine of the mean and phronesis.Open →
- Applying the Three TheoriesRecall questions on how natural moral law, situation ethics and virtue ethics each approach a decision, and how each would judge theft.Open →
- Strengths and Weaknesses of the Three TheoriesRecall questions on the strengths and weaknesses of natural moral law, situation ethics and virtue ethics, from universal and accessible principles to adaptability, moral standards and practical guidance.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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State the first condition of the principle of double effect concerning the nature of the action itself.
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State the condition of the principle of double effect concerning proportionality.
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Who developed situation ethics and what is its only absolute moral principle?
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State Fletcher's proposition about what is intrinsically good.
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What two approaches did Fletcher reject, and what did he advocate instead?
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How does natural moral law approach moral decision-making?
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How does virtue ethics approach moral decision-making?
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How would virtue ethics evaluate an act of theft?
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What philosophical problem poses a challenge to natural moral law's method of deriving moral conclusions?
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What is a weakness of virtue ethics regarding the identification of virtues?
Process
Explain how secondary precepts are derived, and state a condition of double effect.
Process
Define agape, and explain pragmatism and relativism as working principles.
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What is deontological ethics and how does it determine whether an action is moral?
Model answer
Deontological ethics judges the morality of actions based on their adherence to rules or duties, rather than their consequences.
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According to natural moral law theory, where do moral principles come from and how are they known?
Model answer
Moral principles are derived from human nature and can be discovered through reason.
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What is the primary precept of preservation of life in Aquinas's natural moral law?
Model answer
It is one of the fundamental goods towards which human nature is inclined, directing humans to protect and sustain human life.
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What is the primary precept of reproduction in Aquinas's natural moral law?
Model answer
It is one of the fundamental goods towards which human nature is inclined, directing humans towards procreation and continuing the species.
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What is the primary precept of education of the young in Aquinas's natural moral law?
Model answer
It is one of the fundamental goods towards which human nature is inclined, directing humans to nurture and educate children.
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What is the primary precept of living in society in Aquinas's natural moral law?
Model answer
It is one of the fundamental goods towards which human nature is inclined, directing humans to live harmoniously with others in community.
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Ethical Theories revision questions
- What does Ethical Theories cover in AQA A-Level Religious Studies?
- 4 subtopics: natural moral law and its precepts, fletcher's situation ethics and aristotle's virtue ethics, applying the three theories and strengths and weaknesses of the three theories. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Ethical Theories organised?
- By the AQA 7062 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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