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AO2 plans and evaluation points for all possible questions Ethics Theme 1

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Unit 3 - Religion and Ethics

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WJEC

I am providing and in depth range of analysis and evaluation points, both weak and strong, for the A02 questions of Theme 1 Ethical thought that i created for my own revision. Covering the Eduqas and Wjec exam board for Religion and Ethics. They are very detailed essay plans reaching the top band o...

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ao2
ethical thought
virtue theory
ethical egoism
divine command theory
naturalism
intuitionism
emotivism
evaluation
ethical actions

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WJEC
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Religious Studies
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Unit 3 - Religion and Ethics

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AO2: ‘Morality is simply what God commands’

AGREE DISAGREE
1. Divine command theory is clear 1. It implies what is good is
and easy to follow, provides clear based on a whim (arbitrary), that
guidence in the idea of God being if God had created the world to
the origin and regulator of morality, include the values that rape,
“the standard or right and wrong is murder and torture were virtues,
the will… of God.”, Can be in line while mercy and charity where
with key moral decisions we agree vices, then they would have
with, Christian’s moral commands been the ideal morality.
found in Bible, 1 of 10 Highlights the Euthyphro
Commandment is “You shall not Dilemme proposed by Plato, Is
murder”, thus humanities knows morality simply what God
murder is wrong as God commanded commands as good actions, or
it. WEAK= Says homosexuality is an are things good because they
immoral act “You shall not lie with a are intrinsically good? WEAK= If
man as with a woman”, yet can be God is omnipotent then this
seen as a legal moral action, can’t be good, it then fits with
morality is more than what God Christian ideas and is in line
commands,SE, its what creates with morality is simply what Gd
agape. commands especially as Adams
2. Adams DCT means what is good crushes the Euphyro dilemma.
is not arbitrary by God, he notes how 2. Inconsistent between
God is omnibenevolent as well as religious commands, religious
omnipotent therefore it would be pluralism, there are different
impossible for God to command ideas of God per religion,
cruelty- “Any action is ethically wrong cannot be ‘simply’ what God
if and only if it is contrary to the commands to be, Micheal Austin
commands of a loving God.” God is notes how there are too many
omniscient, therefore knows the religions and gods and no
consequences of moral actions, certainty as to which one is
morality is what God commands is correct, therefore by putting
not arbitrary. WEAK= Micheal Austin, morality with what God
we should value morality for its own commands can have differ
sake, not just to get a reward in opinions and create
heaven .

contradictions and immorality.

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