Philosophy and Ethics keywords

Question 1

Adultery

Answer 1

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.

Question 2

Divorce

Answer 2

To legally end a marriage.

Question 3

Cohabitation

Answer 3

To live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.

Question 4

Commitment

Answer 4

A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.

Question 5

Contraception

Answer 5

Methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during or following sexual intercourse.

Question 6

Gender equality

Answer 6

People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.

Question 7

Responsibilities

Answer 7

Actions/duties you are expected to carry out.

Question 8

Roles

Answer 8

Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them.

Question 9

Afterlife

Answer 9

Life after death, the belief that existence continues after physical death

Question 10

Environmental sustainability

Answer 10

Ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other species of animals, as well as plant life, to live well, now and in the future.

Question 11

Euthanasia

Answer 11

The act of killing or permitting the death of a person who is suffering from a serious illness.

Question 12

Evolution

Answer 12

The process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier less complex forms during the history of the earth.

Question 13

Abortion

Answer 13

When a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child.

Question 14

Quality of life

Answer 14

The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable.

Question 15

Sanctity of life

Answer 15

The belief that life is precious, or sacred. For many religious believers, only human life holds this special status.

Question 16

Soul

Answer 16

The spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone to God. The soul is often regarded as non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife.

Question 17

Good

Answer 17

That which is considered morally right, beneficial and to our advantage.

Question 18

Evil

Answer 18

That which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong.

Question 19

Forgiveness

Answer 19

To grant pardon for a wrongdoing; to give up resentment and the desire to seek revenge against a wrongdoer.

Question 20

Free will

Answer 20

The ability to make choices voluntarily and independently. The belief that nothing is predetermined.

Question 21

Justice Fairness

Answer 21

where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity.

Question 22

Morality

Answer 22

Principles and standards determining which actions are right or wrong.

Question 23

Punishment

Answer 23

A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrong they have done.

Question 24

Sin

Answer 24

Deliberate immoral action, breaking a religious or moral law.

Question 25

Suffering

Answer 25

Pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss. Suffering can be physical, emotional/psychological or spiritual.

Question 26

Censorship

Answer 26

The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security. People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws.

Question 27

Discrimination

Answer 27

Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice.

Question 28

Extremism

Answer 28

Believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Question 29

Human rights.

Answer 29

The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to then simply because they are human. An example of human rights as stated in the Declaration of Human Rights is that all people should receive an education.

Question 30

Personal conviction

Answer 30

Something a person strongly feels or believes in.

Question 31

Prejudice

Answer 31

Pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause.

Question 32

Relative poverty

Answer 32

A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, for example, living on less than x per cent of average UK income.

Question 33

Absolute poverty

Answer 33

An acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.

Question 34

Social justice

Answer 34

Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights