by CBoland | Oct 16, 2024
Foundations. Key terms. Epicurus. John Priestley. Bentham. Empiricism. Principle of Utility, hedonic calculus, quantitative/qualitative pleasure, Act & Rule Utilitarianism, Teleology, Consequentialism. John Stuart Mill. Application. Act Utilitarianism, relative,...
by CBoland | Oct 16, 2024
Foundations. Key terms. Fletcher, St Paul, Agape, Conscience, John Robinson Application. 6 propositions. 4 working principles. Fletchers examples. End of life decision making, Hiroshima, sex before marriage, adultery. Evaluation. William James, William Temple, Rudolph...
by CBoland | Oct 16, 2024
Foundations. Key terms. The enlightenment & influences on Kant. Maxims, deontology, duty, summum bonum, motive, categorial and hypothetical imperatives, kingdom of ends, autonomy of ethics. Application. The metaphysics of morals. Universalisation. 3 forms of the...
by CBoland | Oct 16, 2024
Section 1 The logical problem: David Hume, J L Mackie, The inconsistent triad, Stephen Fry, William Lane Craig.Section 2 The relationship between the nature of God and the logical problem of evil. The Augustinian Theodicy and the nature of God. Evil a...
by CBoland | Oct 16, 2024
Section 1. Via Negativa, kataphatic vs apophatic, MaimonidesSection 2. Aquinas, Analogy of proportion, Analogy of Attribution.Section 3. Symbol, Paul Tillich, Barth, Bultman. Guest lecture. Julie Arliss Religious language introduction. Approx 12 hours of guided...
