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I recently graduated from Durham University with a 1st class degree in Philosophy & Theology, after having achieved an A* in RS A-Level and a 9 in RS GCSE so am now sharing the revision notes I used to help others achieve the grades they are aiming for!
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Philosophy & Ethics: Function & Nature of Criminal Law
Value of criminal law 
- Punishment 
- Compensation 
- Issues regarding who has the authority to punish 
- Justification of punishment 
 
Functions of criminal law 
- Retributivism 
- Prevention 
- Communication 
 
Constrains of Justified Punishment 
- Absolute Proportionality 
- Relative Proportionality
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Value of criminal law 
- Punishment 
- Compensation 
- Issues regarding who has the authority to punish 
- Justification of punishment 
 
Functions of criminal law 
- Retributivism 
- Prevention 
- Communication 
 
Constrains of Justified Punishment 
- Absolute Proportionality 
- Relative Proportionality
Function of Criminal Law & Intersectionality in Prison Industrial Complex
Notes from readings done to supplement the lecture notes for this topic including the function of criminal law and issues of gender and race in the prison industrial complex. 
 
Sources: 
Legal Punishment - Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy 
Are Prisons Obsolete? - Angela Davis
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Notes from readings done to supplement the lecture notes for this topic including the function of criminal law and issues of gender and race in the prison industrial complex. 
 
Sources: 
Legal Punishment - Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy 
Are Prisons Obsolete? - Angela Davis
Criminal Justice & The Prison Industrial Complex
These notes consist of the topics in the 'Criminal Justice' part of the Applied Ethics module including the function of criminal law, Foucault's power analysis and intersectionality in the prison industrial complex. 
 
Function of Criminal Law (retributivism, deterrence, communication) 
Evolution of Punishment (inc. Enlightenment values, reforms, slavery) 
Foucault's Analysis of Modern Disciplinary Power 
Bentham's Panopticon 
Angela Davis' Critique of Foucault's Analysis 
Gendered Character of ...
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- Class notes
- • 27 pages •
These notes consist of the topics in the 'Criminal Justice' part of the Applied Ethics module including the function of criminal law, Foucault's power analysis and intersectionality in the prison industrial complex. 
 
Function of Criminal Law (retributivism, deterrence, communication) 
Evolution of Punishment (inc. Enlightenment values, reforms, slavery) 
Foucault's Analysis of Modern Disciplinary Power 
Bentham's Panopticon 
Angela Davis' Critique of Foucault's Analysis 
Gendered Character of ...
Philosophy & Ethics of Disability
In these notes, all the topics in the 'Disability' part of the Applied Ethics module are covered including outlines of various accounts of disability and evaluation of these, as well as debates regarding the value of disability. 
 
Naturalistic Accounts (inc. Species-Norm, Negative Departure from Norm) 
Social Constructionist Accounts (inc. Social Model, Social Exclusion Model) 
Solidarity Account (Elizabeth Barnes) 
Marginalised Functioning 
Bad-Difference View 
Mere-Difference View / Value-N...
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- Class notes
- • 22 pages •
In these notes, all the topics in the 'Disability' part of the Applied Ethics module are covered including outlines of various accounts of disability and evaluation of these, as well as debates regarding the value of disability. 
 
Naturalistic Accounts (inc. Species-Norm, Negative Departure from Norm) 
Social Constructionist Accounts (inc. Social Model, Social Exclusion Model) 
Solidarity Account (Elizabeth Barnes) 
Marginalised Functioning 
Bad-Difference View 
Mere-Difference View / Value-N...