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Posts By: Peter Baron
Possible Future Questions
Sexual ethics (homosexuality, premarital and extra-marital sex) didn’t appear in either the specimen paper or the 2018 paper. Does this make…
Read MoreOCR Specification Sexual Ethics
We are required to apply Natural Law, Kantian ethics, Utilitarianism (both act and rule) and Situation ethics to three areas (sex…
Read MoreExam Questions OCR new spec
Here are some possible future exam questions on sexual ethics. Remember to practise applying any of the four major ethical theories…
Read MoreCase Study 1864 Contagious Diseases Act and Exploitation of Women
The 1864 Contagious Diseases act was supposed to limit the spread of venereal diseases among armed forces personnel. but instead of…
Read MoreArticle Changing ideas of Female Sexuality
Here is an article offering a synopsis of Anna Clark’s book Female Sexuality published by Routledge (2005) https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203969120.ch3 Female sexuality is…
Read MoreStarter Activity A letter from a woman subjected to sexual violence
This powerful letter was written by a woman subjected to an attempted rape. I found it a moving way to expose…
Read MoreExtract 8 Sexual Desire and Plato
In this extract from Roger Scruton’s Book, Sexual Desire (1986) the author argues that Plato has left us with a n…
Read MoreArticle Sex in the Torah
Jewish Attitudes Towards Sexuality source – kosher sex In Jewish law, sex is not considered shameful, sinful or obscene. Sex is not…
Read MoreExtract 7: Sexual Ethics – Four Models
Many philosophers have offered answers to the question of what sex means and how it should be viewed morally. Consider these…
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