There is a one-page summary of issues, and then each of the ethical theories is applied to these issues. There is also a blank for students to fill in. Please note that OCR moved War from Year 13 to Year 12, so most students won't need to apply Virtue Ethics to War.
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| Ethical theories applied to issues raised by war - blank | |
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There is a table listing Just War Criteria and Ethical Theories. It takes several lessons to complete this, indicating with a tick where an ethical theory supports one of the criteria. For example, Utilitarianism does not seem to demand that war is the Last Resort, because it is the outcome of war that determines whether the war is right or not. However, Utilitarianism would require that a win was possible to justify going to war.
I have included the results of our discussions as a 'filled-in' table. These are not definitive, particularly as the ethical theories themselves each cover a wide range of opinion. It is the process of filling in (and possibly comparing) the table that is useful.
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| Just War and Ethical Theories filled in | |
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The following are tables with aspects of each ethical theory followed by a blank square which students should fill in themselves. At first, students should merely write in how each aspect of the theory applies to abortion (using examples if possible). An example of a filled-in table is Kant and the right to a child. As they become more confident, students can include an evaluation of each theory's responses.
| Utilitarianism, War, Peace and Justice | |
| Kant, War, Peace and Justice | |
| Natural Law, War, Peace and Justice | |
| Virtue Ethics, War, Peace and Justice | |
| Situation Ethics, War, Peace and Justice | |
