Virtue Ethics

Virtue Ethics

Aristotle. Nicomachean EthicsCharacter-based ethics, purpose, function argument, eudaimonia, happiness,Moral virtue, intellectual virtue, habit, doctrine of the mean. Excellence.Application to practical ethicsEvaluation Approx 15 hours of guided learning, part...
Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism

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,...
Situation Ethics

Situation Ethics

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...
Natural Law

Natural Law

Foundations. Key terms. Aristotle, Eudaimonia, Aquinas, The Four Tiers of Law, Cicero, John Paul II Application to practical issues, with reference to synderesis rule, primary precepts, subtraction, double effect, intention, real and apparent goods. Applied to the...
Kantian Ethics

Kantian Ethics

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...