G572 AS Religious Ethics

This is a comprehensive set of notes covering all of the Ethics content in AS/A1 Level Religious Studies (OCR). Alongside the taught content, there are detailed arguments to use in exam essays, with full names of scholars to back up these arguments. There are also logical counter-arguments that can be used to support/disprove arguments in exam essays. I created these notes, which helped me to achieve an A* in Religious Studies, which included receiving a mark of 117 out of 120 in one of the...

A mind map of key AO1 content for OCR A level Religious Studies (Ethics) and AS Religious Studies (Ethics). Includes four mind maps - Kantian Ethics, Utilitarianism, Natural Law and Situation Ethics. They can be very helpful to simplify the ethical theories and get to grips with the key content required for the exam. (Becoming confident on the core knowledge is key for an A or an A* at A level)

2 full essays for the OCR religious studies course that both achieved an A*; questions taken from the June 2022 AS paper Essay 1 is on natural law Essay 2 is on euthanasia "Assess the view that the primary and secondary precepts of natural law are unhelpful in moral decision-making." "Quality of life is the only important issue when making decisions about euthanasia."

An A* ethics essay titled 'Should Ethical judgements be made based on Agape Alone?'. It outlines what the concept of agape is, and evaluates its usefulness within moral decision making.

A document showcasing 2 written essay plans for questions in the utilitarianism topic of philosophy and ethics/ religious studies a level. These are general essay plans which can be adapted and re organised to answer other general questions in the utilitarian topic. They can also be applied to business ethics.

A* University of Oxford student’s complete summary notes for A-Level OCR Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Paper 2 (Ethics) Includes: Up-to-date specification and possible questions on each topic Condensed and simplified AO1 (information) and AO2 (evaluation) slides This PowerPoint covers the entire paper - enough for an A* but not too overwhelming…