About GCSE Religion Philosophy and Ethics
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics is a GCSE course that explores some of the ultimate questions about human existence. It investigates how the beliefs of religions affect the ways in which followers think about philosophical issues and how they make decisions about moral questions. We explore the big questions that humans have always asked. The topics are highly relevant and give lots of opportunities for lively discussion. The course helps you to develop an understanding of the world, the beliefs and customs of others and of the ideas and concepts that govern our behaviour. It encourages philosophical thought and decision making skills, enabling students to discuss and analyse topics they encounter in society and through the media.
Religion and Life Issues |
This unit is intended to encourage candidates to
reflect upon religion and life including animal life
and environmental issues, prejudice, the right to
life, war and peace, religion and young people. In
the examination candidates will be expected to
illustrate their answers by reference to actual
examples in relation to the issues raised, and to
make appropriate references to religious stories,
teachings and practices that they have studied.
|
Philosophy and Ultimate Questions |
This unit is intended to begin philosophical thinking
at GCSE, focussed on matters linked to the
Philosophy of Religion. It encourages candidates
to reflect upon ultimate questions about the
meaning and purpose of life, and to develop their
own reasoned response to those questions. In
the examination, candidates will be expected
to illustrate their answers by reference to actual
arguments put forward by philosophers in relation
to the issues. This unit allows candidates to use
examples from one or more of the six major world
religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam,
Judaism and Sikhism.
|
|
Would it be worth it?
|
“Imagine that the happiness of the whole human race were to be immeasurably increased – poverty eliminated, brotherhood achieved, disease conquered…but the condition is that one man, his life mysteriously prolonged, is to be kept without his consent in a state of continuous and agonising torture.”
