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"Assess the view that natural law is of no help with regard to the issue of euthanasia."

Natural Law was first introduced by Aristotle, but was later developed by Thomas Aquinas (1225-74). It determines the right course of action through the lens of what our natural desires are and whether th...

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"The Forms teach us nothing about the physical world" How would you introduce this essay?

The 2 main things which are NEEDED for a A/A* introduction in a Religious Education essay are the following -
Give contextual information:Imperfection to Plato was that everything in our world change...

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What is the difference between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism? (5 marks)

There are three main moral theories, each with its own account of right and wrong: deontology, virtue ethics and utilitarianism. Utilitarians believe that the rightness of an action is determined by its c...

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Evaluate the claim there there can be no disembodied existence after death.

For a question like this we should begin by defining what disembodied existence is - the idea that the soul leaves the body and continues to exist independently of the body after death. Possibly consider ...

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What is the difference between Mill and Bentham's Utilitarianism?

Both are Utilitarians, meaning that they view the consequences of actions as morally right or wrong, and the rightness of such consequences is determined by the happiness (or pleasure) they ...

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