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Question 1

natural law

5

Answer 1

1. five primary precepts and secondary
2. synderesis
3. Aristotle’s influence
4. four tiers of law
5. doctrine of the double effect
6. real vs apparent good

Question 2

kantian ethics

5

Answer 2

1. good will
2. three formulations
3. three postulates
4. categorical imperatives
5. applied ethics

Question 3

utilitarianism

4

Answer 3

1. the hedonic calculus
2. higher vs lower pleasures
3. act vs rule utilitarianism
4. application of the theory

Question 4

situation ethics

5

Answer 4

1. four working principles
2. six propositions
3. application of the theory
4. some bible quotes
5. whether it is religious or not

Question 5

business ethics

6

Answer 5

1. CSR
2. Whistleblowing
3. Globalisation
4. good ethics is good business
5. ESG (environmental, social and governance)
6. liberterian principles and extent of governmental involvement

Question 6

euthanasia

4

Answer 6

1. active and passive euthanasia
2. voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
3. the linguistic origin of euthanasia
4. Mill’s harm principle

Question 7

what should every essay include

4

Answer 7

• a definition of the moral terms
• the linguistic background to the terms
• who proposed them
• who they were inspired by

Question 8

Aquinas’ view on conscience

Answer 8

2. recta ratio that must be developed through prudence and phronesis
3. conscience made up of synderesis and conscientia
4. verb not a noun
5. vincible and invincible ignorance
6. the authority of conscience