Theology Revision Lists Year 12 Year 13 Paper 1 Philosophy- The Design Argument( Thomas Aquinas (Fifth Way) William Paley (intelligent design) Swinburne (natural selection) F.R Tennant (aesthetic principle) Strengths and weaknesses of the argument The Cosmological Argument- Aquinas (Five ways), The Kalam Argument, Frederick Copleston (contingent beings), Swinburne Strengths and weaknesses- David Hume, Russell, Dawkins The Problem of Evil and Suffering The Inconsistent Triad. Solutions to the problem-(augustine, Irenaeus, FWD and Process Theodicy) Strengths and weaknesses of all of the above Miracles Definitions of a miracle Aquinas(God is interventionalist) R.F Holland (coincidences) Biblical miracles Reasons to believe- Swinburne, Locke, Ward Reasons not to believe, Hume, Vardy, Atkins Ethics- Utilitarian Ethics Jeremy Bentham and Act Utilitarianism Strengths and Criticisms John Stuart Mill and Rule Utilitarianism Strengths and Criticisms Preference Utilitarianism (R M Hare) Negative Utiltarinism (Karl Popper) Situation Ethics The Features of Fletchers Situation Ethics; Strengths and Criticisms War & Peace Cause of War Activism- Moral arguments for Law Pacifism Moral arguments against War Paper 3 Ethics- The relationship between religion and morality- key concepts, Morality and the existence of God How reliable is religious moral teaching? Deontology, natural moral law and virtue ethics- Deontolgy- key concepts Strengths and weaknesses of Kant s theory. Natural moral law- key concepts Primary precepts, Real and apparent goods, exterior and interior acts Virtue ethics- eudamonia (Aristolte) The Golden Mean Modern virtue ethics- Anscombe Meta-Ethics- What is good? The Naturalistic Fallacy Intuitionism, Emotivism and absolutism The strengths and weaknesses of above Justice, Law and Punishment- Justice, rights and duties Authority- the social contract Law, Punishment, Capital Punishment Philosophy Atheism- Defining it, and agnosticism. Sociological critiques of religious belief- Emile Durkheim Psychological critiques-sigmund Freud & Carl Jung Popularist critiques- Dawkins. Debate-Is theism stronger than atheism? The Moral case against God s existence Okham s Razor The problem of Evil & Suffering Introduction to the Ontological Argument- Key concepts. ( Anselm- form and content) Strengths of the Ontological Argument. Weaknesses of the Ontological Argument.- Gaunilo and the perfect island. Descartes and the perfect being.
Selectivism (The Just War Theory) Analyse the JWT (is it possible?) Conflict between the positions Holy War Weapons of Mass desrtuction Sexual Ethics Sex outside of Marriage Christian View Libertarian View Utilitarianism and Sex Ethics Marriage & Divorce Christian View Crits of Christian View Homosexuality Christian View Controversies Pornography The Christian View Moral decision Making. Aquinas Kant Gasking Plantinga Malcolm Challenges to the argument- R. Dawkins. Etc Evaluating the argument- Recap. Is the Ontological argument convincing? Religious Language- What is it? Does Religious Language have any value? Cognitive and non-cognitive language Via Negativa Univocal/Equivocal Language Analogical Language Aquinas Symbolism and Myth The verification and falsification debate Religious Language- How is it used? Language game theory-: a postmodern view. Life after Death Is there Life after Death? The Relationship between Body Mind & Soul (Monism & Dualism) NDE s Reincarnation Rebirth Resurrection Immortality of the Soul Paper 2 Paper 4 Investigations Sanctity of Life What constitutes Quality of Life - Peter Singer When does life begin? Conception ( Philosophers /Criticisms) Viability ( Philosophers /Criticisms) Birth ( Philosophers /Criticisms) Rationality ( Philosophers /Criticisms) Consciousness ( Philosophers /Criticisms) Vardy/Grosch/Gallagher/Mackie Self-awareness ( Philosophers /Criticisms) A potential Person? A person with Potential? Rights (Absolute/Prior/Clash of rights) Joseph Selling Mothers Rights (Autonomy and self-defence)j Thompson/ Mary Ann warren Criticisms of Thompson Foetal rights Societies Rights (Purdy & Tooley) Drs Rights Right to have a child (implications IVF/Surrogacy THREE articles on morality Which ethical theories that you have covered in AS/A2 ethics are referred to in these articles? You must be able to justify your opinion. (30 marks) What are the implications for religion and human experience? (20 marks) 1.La Follette- Personal Relationships (Do intimate relationships supersede universal love of all?) 2. Jamieson- Method and Moral Theory (What moral rules should we have and what do we mean by the moral language we use) 3. Schneewind- Modern Moral Philosophy (Changes in morality and where it comes from down through the centuries)
prior rights) Natural Law views of Abortion Utilitarian views of Abortion Situation ethics views of Abortion Kant/deontological Ethics views of Abortion subject45mins Turn Over
Year 12 Philosophy and Ethics mock revision lists 2016 Philosophy The Design Argument: Aquinas Fifth Way William Paley Design Argument Swinburne and probability FR Tennant- anthrophic and aesthetic principle Hume s criticisms of the design argument Darwins criticisms of the Design Argument Dawkins criticisms of the Design Argument Confidence in how to answer an exam questions The Cosmological Argument: Aquinas Three Ways The Kalaam Argument Russell and Copleston- the radio debate Leibniz s Principle of Sufficient reason Hume and Russell s criticisms of the cosmological argument Strengths of the Cosmological argument Weaknesses of Cosmological argument Confidence in how to answer an exam questions The Problem of Evil and Suffering: The nature of evil Augustine s theodicy Strengths v weaknesses Irenaeus s theodicy Strengths v weaknesses Process theodicy Free will defence theodicy The strengths and weaknesses of process Confidence in how to answer an exam questions Ethics Utilitarianism: Utilitarianism origins Utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham Hedonic Calculas Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Preference Utilitarianism Peter Singer Examples to support knowledge of theory Quotes to support knowledge of theory Strengths of Utilitarianism Inc. examples Weaknesses of Utilitarianism Inc. examples Situation Ethics: Introduction - background to theory Key terminology Agape, antinomianism, legalist Links to Christianity 4 working principles 6 fundamental principles Key people associated to theory Fletcher, Robinson, Barclay Examples to support knowledge of theory Quotes to support knowledge of theory Strengths of Situation Ethics Inc. examples Weaknesses of Situation Ethics Inc. examples War and Peace: Introduction - background to theory Bible and war and peace Just War Theory Jus ad bellum Just War Theory Jus in bello Just War Theory Jus post bellum Types of pacifism Examples to support knowledge of theory Quotes to support knowledge of theory Strengths of Just War Theory Inc. examples Weaknesses of Just War Theory Inc. examples Strengths of Pacifism Inc. examples Weaknesses of Pacifism Inc. examples
Year 13 Philosophy and Ethics revision lists 2016 Philosophy The Ontological Argument Attempts to prove the existence of God by reason alone. A priori, deductive analytical arguments. Anselm's OA Scholarly Support and Critique by: Guanilo's Critique & Anselm's response Renee Descartes Aquinas Immanueol Kant Douglas Gasking David Hulme Norman Malcolm Alvin Plantinga Richard Dawkins Is the OA Convincing? Ethics Non Existence of God Forms of Atheism and Agnosticism Sociological Critiques of Religion Emile Durkheim Karl Marx The contribution of Religion to Society Psychological Critiques of Religion Sigmund Freaud Carl Jung The Contribution of Religion to Psychological development Popularist Critques Richard Dawkins The problem of Evil& Suffering Science Okham's Razor The Moral case against the exostence of God The Burden of Proof Is there a right answer? Religious Language Religious Language: realism and Anti Realism Cognitive and Non Cognitive Language The Vienna Circle (Logical Positivists) The verification PrincipleThe Falsification Principle The Via Negativa Different Types of Religious Language Univocal Equivocal
Analogical Symbolic Symbol & Myth Language Games Does Religious Language have any value?