A Level Philosophy & Ethics (RS) (DACA)

Course summary

You will develop insightful evaluations of and ultimate questions about the purposes and commitments of human life, especially as expressed in philosophy, ethics and religion. Philosophy: you will study philosophical arguments for the existence of God, such as Design Argument, Cosmological Argument. You will study the problem of evil and suffering; is it meaningful to talk about God, life after death and whether religion and science is compatible. Ethics: you will study ethical issues, ethical theories such as Utilitarianism, Kant, Virtue Ethics, and Situation Ethics. We look at issues such as sexual ethics, euthanasia and abortion. Religion: When studying Christianity, we examine sources of authority, Jesus, and works of scholars on the atonement theory on Barth and Hick.