rsrevision.com/ethical theory

Each Theory and Issue has resources, links and past exam questions. On this page:

• Recently added resources
• Links to all theories and issues
• Revision cards
• Games and interactive diagrams

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• Explain the main differences between Act and Rule Utilitarianism [33 marks]
• ‘Rule Utilitarianism ignores consequences.’  Discuss [17 marks]
• ‘Rule Utilitarianism ignores consequences.’  Discuss [17 marks] - Rewrite
• ‘People should always do their duty’ Explain how Kant understood this [33 marks]
• How useful is Kant’s theory of duty as a basis for morality? [17marks]

Other recently added resources include:

Answering applied ethics questions - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

• Abortion - Examples and issues
• Euthanasia Case Studies
• AI, IVF and Surrogacy Issues
• Genetic Engineering

Ethical Theory	Applied Ethics

Recently added - revision cards for AS Religious Ethics

Sheet 1 - Situation Ethics, Natural Law, Kant, Virtue Ethics Sheet 2 - Utilitarianism, Meta-Ethics, Abortion, Euthanasia Sheet 3 - Genetics, Embryology, Right to a Child, Right to Life Sheet 4 - Sex, War, Environment Sheet 5 - Free Will, Conscience

There are now a number of interactive pages:

• Natural Law (Penalty Shootout, En Garde, Hoop Shoot or Grade or no Grade)
• Determinism (Diagram)
• Responses to Determinism (Practice Paper)
• War and the Conscience (Diagram)
• Sex and Conscience (Diagram)
• Utilitarianism (Grade or No Grade)
• Ethical theory (Fling the Teacher)
• War (Fling the Teacher)
• Answering exam questions (Diagram)
• Situation Ethics and Infertility (Diagram)
• Genetics Case Studies (Diagram)
• Sex and Ethics (Penalty Shootout)