Deciding what is a good life

Religious education

Ethics and values

Christian values

Muslim values

Humanist values

Aristotle and the golden mean

In this unit pupils will consider the idea of what is good from a philsophical perspective. They will look at how Christians, Muslims and Humanists construct values - noting similarities and differences. They will examine Aristotle's idea of the golden mean and reflect on their own values.

Ethics: How do we decide what is good?

Which of these is an example of a shared value between worldviews?

Many people follow the {{}} Rule, which teaches us to treat others the way we would like to be treated.

It encourages people to think about how others feel.

What did Aristotle believe made a good life?

the balance between too much and too little of something

Deciding what is a good life

Lesson outcome