The Application of NML, SE, and VE
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Human Life and Death: Embryo research
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine how Natural Moral Law can be applied to embryo research.
Examine how Situation Ethics can be applied to embryo research.
Examine how Virtue Ethics can be applied to embryo research.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural Moral Law has no satisfactory answer to the ethical problems of embryo research.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics has no satisfactory answer to the ethical problems of embryo research.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics has no satisfactory answer to the ethical problems of embryo research.’
Evaluate this claim.
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Ten-Mark Questions
Examine how Natural Moral Law can be applied to cloning.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural Moral Law has no satisfactory answer to the ethical problems of cloning.’
Evaluate this claim.
Evaluate this claim.
Evaluate this claim.
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Ten-Mark Questions
Examine how Natural Moral Law can be applied to the issue of 'designer' babies.
Examine how Situation Ethics can be applied to the issue of 'designer' babies.
Examine how Virtue Ethics can be applied to the issue of 'designer' babies.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural Moral Law cannot solve the moral issue of "designer" babies.'
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics cannot solve the moral issue of "designer" babies.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics cannot solve the moral issue of "designer" babies.’
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackHuman Life and Death: Abortion
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of abortion.
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of abortion.
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of abortion.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law solves the moral problems of abortion.’
Evaluate this claim.
Evaluate this claim.
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackNon-Human Life and Death: The Use of Animals in Scientific Procedures
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of the use of animals in scientific procedures.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of the use of animals in scientific procedures.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of the use of animals in scientific procedures.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law solves the moral problems of using animals in scientific procedures.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics solves the moral problems of using animals in scientific procedures.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics solves the moral problems of using animals in scientific procedures.’
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackNon-Human Life and Death: Use of animals as a source of organs for transplant
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law solves the moral problems of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics solves the moral problems of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics solves the moral problems of using animals as a source of organs for transplant.’
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackNon-Human Life and Death: Blood sports
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of blood sports.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of blood sports.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of blood sports.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law solves the moral problems of blood sports.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics solves the moral problems of blood sports.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics solves the moral problems of blood sports.’
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackNon-Human Life and Death: The Use of Animals as Food
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as food.
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as food.
Examine the approach taken to moral decision making by Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of using animals as food.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law allows humans to use animals in any way they want.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics allows humans to use animals in any way they want.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics allows humans to use animals in any way they want.’
Evaluate this claim.
⇦ Go BackNon-Human Life and Death: Intensive Farming
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Natural Moral Law. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of intensive farming.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Situation Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of intensive farming.
Examine the approach to moral decision making taken by Virtue Ethics. You must illustrate your answer with reference to the issue of intensive farming.
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Natural moral law solves the moral problems of intensive farming.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Situation Ethics solves the moral problems of intensive farming.’
Evaluate this claim.
‘Virtue Ethics solves the moral problems of intensive farming.’
Evaluate this claim.
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