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.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Relativism and absolutism.
- Introduce thought experiments.
Equipment
You will need two different coloured pens: black or blue and another coloured pen, such as green or red.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Carl Jung
Q2.
What is the word for an innate idea of something?
Archie TYPE
Q3.
Why did Freud say that we have religious belief?
Because God is real
Q4.
What is a NDE?
A feeling of awe and wonder
Something that goes against the laws of nature
Q5.
What is psychology?
The study of society
5 Questions
Q1.
What is ethics?
The study of Ethel
Q2.
Intentionalists...
decide how moral something is based on the consequence of act.
Q3.
Absolutism is...
a type of ethics based on a situation
Q4.
Relativists think that...
decisions should be made on the basis of rules
Q5.
Consequentialism is...
a type of ethics where morals are decided based on the intention