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'Act Utilitarianism is the most effective form or moral decsion making' Discus

Summary of Act Utilitarianism: Normative, consequential ethical theory that advocated for a post enlightenment, secular approach towards morality. Bentham was hedonistic, developed felicific calculus in o...

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Why might we suggest religious language is meaningless?

The view that religious language is meaningless is most associated with A. J. Ayer and his theory of verificationism. Ayer posited that there is a general test (the verification principle) that c...

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What is William James' argument in the "Will to Believe" (in reference to the topic "religious experience")?

To begin with William James’s argument is not a direct argument in favour/against religious experience. He does not argue that religious experience is conclusive proof of God. Rather he is arguing that

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Evaluate the view that religion and morality are dependent on each other

It could be argued that religion and morality are in fact dependent on each other, if one were to follow the thought pattern of many Abrahamic faiths that 'without God, anything is permitted'. To many Mus...

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Describe the Christian perspective on abortion

Roman Catholics are against abortion, and usually argue that it is murder . This is on the grounds that as soon as the egg is fertilised by the sperm, there is a new life, as aspects such as eye colour ar...

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