Keyword test

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What does Morality mean?
Principles and standards determining which actions are right or wrong
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What does Ethics mean?
The part of philosophy that looks at morality and how it influences our behaviour.
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What word matches this definition?

The idea that different courses or action might be right or wrong dependent on the situation.
Relative morality
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What word matches this definition?

The idea that morality is based on rules that are always right whatever the situation.
Absolute morality
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What does the death penalty mean?
Ending someone’s life as a punishment.
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What does poverty mean?
When a person or community lacks the resources for a minimum standard of living.
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What word matches this definition?

Aquinas’ theory that sets out the conditions that must be met for a war to be considered just.
Just war theory
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What does human rights mean?
A right or freedom which is believed to belong to every person.
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What does law mean?
A system of rules followed by a country to regulate behaviour.
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Card 2

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The part of philosophy that looks at morality and how it influences our behaviour.

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What does Ethics mean?

Card 3

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Relative morality

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Card 4

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Absolute morality

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Card 5

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Ending someone’s life as a punishment.

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