OCR Religious Ethics for AS and A2
Price: $33.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-46825-1
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 26th June 2008
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About the Book
OCR Religious Ethics for AS and A2 is a textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level courses, endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR GCE Religious Studies specification. The book covers all the topics of the Religious Ethics component of the A-level specification in an enjoyable and student-friendly fashion. This new edition has been restructured for the revised specification and now includes a section on business ethics.
Each chapter includes:
A list of key issues, to introduce students to the topic
OCR specification checklist, to allow students to see which topics from the specification are covered in each chapter
Explanations of key terminology
Exam-style practice questions
Self-test review questions
Helpful summaries
Annotated further reading suggestions
To maximise students' chances of exam success, the book includes a chapter dedicated to answering examination questions. The book comes complete with lively illustrations, a comprehensive glossary and full bibliography.
The author: Jill Oliphant teaches Religious Studies at Angley School, Cranbrook, Kent. She is also an experienced examiner.
The editor: Jon Mayled is a chief examiner. He is author and editor of many popular books for the GCSE and GCE specifications.
Enhance your learning experience with the additional online resources available on the companion website, updated to include more support material for teachers: http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415468251
Religious Studies/A Level
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Table of Contents
Part 1 AS ETHICS: 1. What is Ethics? 2. Moral Absolutism and Moral Relativism 3. Natural Moral Law 4. Kant 5. Utilitarianism 6. Religious Ethics – Christian Ethics 7. Medical Ethics 1 – Abortion and the Right to a Child 8. Medical Ethics 2 – Euthanasia and the Right to Life 9. Medical Ethics 3 – Genetic Engineering and Embryo Research 10. War and Peace Part 2 A2 ETHICS: 11. Meta-ethics – The Language of Ethics 12. Virtue Ethics 13. Free Will and Determinism 14. Conscience 15. Environmental and Business Ethics 16. Sexual Ethics
About the Author(s)
Jill Oliphant Robertson teaches Religious Studies at Angley School, Cranbrook, Kent. She is also an experienced examiner.
Jon Mayled is a principal examiner for Religious Studies GCE and a chief examiner for Religious Studies GCSE. He is author and editor of many popular books for the GCSE specification.
