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A2 7: Global Ethics

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What duties do humans have towards the environment, and how do stewardship, dominion and the ethical theories shape environmental ethics?

Environmental ethics: anthropocentric, biocentric and ecocentric approaches, dominion and stewardship, Christian and secular responses to the environmental crisis, and the application of ethical theories.
A CCEA A2 7 guide to environmental ethics. Covers anthropocentric, biocentric and ecocentric approaches, the ideas of dominion and stewardship, Christian and secular responses to the environmental crisis, and the application of Natural Moral Law, Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism to environmental issues.
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What duties do the rich have towards the global poor, and how do justice, charity and the ethical theories shape the response to world poverty?

Global economics and world poverty: the causes of poverty and inequality, justice and charity, the duty of aid (Singer and Hardin), fair trade and debt, and the application of ethical theories.
A CCEA A2 7 guide to global economics and world poverty. Covers the causes of poverty and inequality, the distinction between justice and charity, the debate over the duty of aid (Singer and Hardin), fair trade and debt relief, and the application of Natural Moral Law, Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism.
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What are human rights, where do they come from, and how do religious and secular thinkers and the ethical theories justify and apply them?

Human rights: the nature and basis of human rights, religious and secular foundations, the Universal Declaration, conflicts and limits of rights, and the application of ethical theories.
A CCEA A2 7 guide to human rights. Covers the nature and basis of human rights, religious foundations (the image of God) and secular foundations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, conflicts and limits of rights, and the application of Natural Moral Law, Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism.
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When, if ever, is war morally justified, and how do just war theory and pacifism answer the question?

War and peace: just war theory (jus ad bellum and jus in bello), pacifism and its forms, the application of ethical theories, and modern issues such as nuclear weapons and terrorism.
A CCEA A2 7 guide to war and peace. Covers just war theory (the conditions for going to war and for conduct in war), pacifism and its forms, the application of Natural Moral Law, Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism, and modern issues such as nuclear deterrence and terrorism.
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