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How should I structure a main-body paragraph in a 25-mark essay question?

Although daunting facing a question a 25-mark question, following a template for structuring your paragraphs will help you feel more prepared and your argument will be clearer to the examiner reading it. ...

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Is utilitarianism a convincing moral theory to live by? (25)

Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory which argues for fundemental commintments to maximising happiness for the greatest amount. As a consequentialist theory only the outcomes of the action ...

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‘There is no number of mild headaches whose relief would outweigh saving the life of an innocent person.’ Discuss.

This is a question from last year's IB paper. It is clearly a platform to discuss and compare deontological and consequentialist ethics because it involves comparing and measuring types of suffering. Give...

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Outline the Logical Problem of Evil and explain why it is a problem for the thiest.


The Logical Problem of Evil alleges that there is a logical inconsistency between the existence of God, as traditionally conceived, and the existence of evil. The formalised version of the argument ...

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What is the Hedonic Calculus?

The Hedonic Calculus is one of the central ideas of Bentham's Act Utilitarianism. Created by combining hedonism, (the pursuit of pleasures and avoidance of pains) and democracy (majority rule) the hedonic...

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