Ethics + Philosophy - GCSE short course - Life Issues - Keywords + Definitions

Key Words and definitions for the Ethics + Philosophy GCSE short course on Life Issues for the WJEC board.

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  • Created on: 30-03-13 16:13
Chastity
Not getting involved in any sexual activity before marriage because sex is sacred and a gift from God.
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Commitment
Making and keeping a promise eg wedding vows; being devoted towards someone or something eg being faithful;
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Conflict
Disagreements and quarrels; working against each other rather than together in unity; clashes and breakdown of relationships.
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Love
To have a deep affection to someone and express it through your actions and words One of the most powerful human emotions that joins people together.
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Reconiliation
Saying sorry and having it accepted (forgiveness); making up and starting together again.
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Responsibility
Duties you should carry out; your obligations; what you are expected to take care of; something you do out of a sense of duty or because you are expected to do it.
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Authority
People with some ‘presence’ or ‘character’; Right or power over others; The person or group who makes decisions; The law or those who ensure it is kept/enforced; The moral power behind a person's words or actions
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Discrimination
Treating people differently because of race, gender, religion, class, etc; Actions, usually unfavourable – that result from prejudice; Failing to treat people as fellow human beings; To see and respond to people differently because of other factors
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Equality
When everyone is treated the same, whatever their cultural, ethnic, religious background
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Identity
The sense of who you are in terms of attitudes, character and personality.
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Injustice
Where there is no equality of provision or opportunity; Lack of freedom from oppression; Where human rights are ignored; Treating with discrimination; Actions based on dishonest personal gain; Unfair action or treatment
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Predujice
Disliking someone or something for no good reason; Judging a person before you know them or have any evidence; Unreasonable hatred; Bias for, or against, people or things without any proper reasons
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Afterlife
Where souls go when the body dies; Another kind of ‘existence’ that follows bodily life.
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Awe
A sense of fear, and at the same time reverence; Completely overwhelmed by a sense of God’s presence;
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Community
A group of people with something in common; faith communities share beliefs and practices; a fellowship of people who pray and worship together.
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God
Supreme being; Ultimate Reality; The One behind everything; The Divine; All powerful creator and sustainer of the world.
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Revalation
Something shown or explained that was previously hidden (religions have revealed truths); Something which (or someone who) enables others to learn more, or see something for themselves, about God, life or eternity.
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Symbolism
An emblem or token; A sign which has a particular meaning; Something regarded as representation; Something that points to or explains something else.
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Creation
What is made is from a design, a plan; creation means something unique; there has been no other like it before; making something deliberately, for a purpose; nothing was there until it was created (ex nihilo)
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Dominion
Kingship, power and authority over God’s creation according to the Bible.
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Environment
The plants, trees, water and all things which make up the world we live in.
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Humanity
Compassion for others; benevolence; caring about other human beings; kind-heartedness to others.
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Soul
The part of human nature that is not just physical; the part of humans that will live on after the body has died; the spiritual aspect of human nature that affects the ‘real’ you; the part of humans which allows people to relate to God (to worship);
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Stewardship
To look after and care for the world; to guard over something for the real owner; carefully looking after something that is not your own; a God given responsibility to manage or control the earth.
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Making and keeping a promise eg wedding vows; being devoted towards someone or something eg being faithful;

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Commitment

Card 3

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Disagreements and quarrels; working against each other rather than together in unity; clashes and breakdown of relationships.

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Card 4

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To have a deep affection to someone and express it through your actions and words One of the most powerful human emotions that joins people together.

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Saying sorry and having it accepted (forgiveness); making up and starting together again.

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