Mark Coffey, Dennis Brown

Ethics for OCR Religious Studies

The Complete Resource for as and A2

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ethics for OCR Religious Studies: The Complete Resource for AS and A2 is the perfect guide for students taking AS and A2 courses in the OCR GCE Religious Studies specification. Ethics for OCR provides a rigorous and accessible introduction to both historical and contemporary ethical debates. Drawing on insights from recent examiners' reports and mark schemes, and following the OCR course outline closely, Mark Coffey and Dennis Brown's landmark book includes:

- Up-to-date discussions of key debates in religious ethics
- Ethical theories set in their historical context
- Attention given to contemporary developments in law, science, technology, and society
- A thorough guide to writing the perfect exam answer
- A detailed exposition of OCR's assessment criteria and how best to meet them
- Profiles of leading ethical, philosophical and religious thinkers, a chapter by chapter glossary, and helpful chapter summaries
- Discussion points, activity boxes and past paper questions

The most comprehensive book on the market, Ethics for OCR Religious Studies provides a rigorous and accessible introduction to both historical and contemporary ethical debates, including chapters on sexual and environmental and business ethics. Written with verve and clarity, the book's user-friendly style and attention to detail will help students of all abilities to achieve their best.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 193mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 904g
• ISBN-13: 9780745663258
• ISBN-10: 0745663257
• Artikelnr.: 41754049

Autorenporträt

Mark Coffey is a teacher of Religion and Philosophy at The Manchester Grammar School and a regular presenter of The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4. An Oxford theology graduate, he did a Master's degree by research on Hauerwas at Leeds University under Nigel Biggar. He has written an introduction to the theological ethics of Stanley Hauerwas. Dennis Brown teaches at The Manchester Grammar School where he is Head of one of the largest Religion & Philosophy departments in Britain. He studied theology and philosophy at Edinburgh, New York and Oxford. In addition to writing books and articles on early church history, he has authored A Level textbooks on Religious Studies. His longstanding and particular interest in Ethics has seen him develop courses on legal, medical and business Ethics. He has wide experience of examining, question paper setting and syllabus development. He enjoys challenging young people's assumptions and prejudices.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
How to write an A Level Essay
1) Key Debates in Ethics
2) Natural Law
3) Utilitarianism
4) Kantian Ethics
5) Christian Ethics
6) Abortion
7) Euthanasia
8) Genetic Engineering
9) Just War Ethics
10) Metaethics
11) Freewill and Determinism
12) The Nature and Role of Conscience
13) Virtue Ethics
14) Environmental and Business Ethics
15) Sexual Ethics