Year 9

What is Ethics?

In this lesson, we will be learning about a special type of philosophy called ethics.

Year 9

What is Ethics?

In this lesson, we will be learning about a special type of philosophy called ethics.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Relativism and absolutism.
  2. Introduce thought experiments.

Equipment

You will need two different coloured pens: black or blue and another coloured pen, such as green or red.

Licence

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Carl Jung
Correct answer: Sigmund Freud
Q2.
What is the word for an innate idea of something?
Correct answer: Archetype
Archie TYPE
Q3.
Why did Freud say that we have religious belief?
Because God is real
Correct answer: Because we need the idea of God as a father figure to give us comfort
Q4.
What is a NDE?
A feeling of awe and wonder
Correct answer: Near-Death Experience
Something that goes against the laws of nature
Q5.
What is psychology?
The study of society
Correct answer: The study of the human mind

5 Questions

Q1.
What is ethics?
Correct answer: Moral philosophy
The study of Ethel
Q2.
Intentionalists...
decide how moral something is based on the consequence of act.
Correct answer: decide how moral something is based on the intention of the act.
Q3.
Absolutism is...
a type of ethics based on a situation
Correct answer: a type of ethics based on rules
Q4.
Relativists think that...
Correct answer: decisions should be made based on the basis of the situation
decisions should be made on the basis of rules
Q5.
Consequentialism is...
Correct answer: a type of ethics where morals are decided based on the consequence
a type of ethics where morals are decided based on the intention