What do you understand by the term ‘ethics’? On your whiteboard: What do you understand by the term ‘ethics’?

Objectives – write them in your planner now Understand the two main kinds of ethical theory Evaluate each approach

What is ethics? Ethical theory Applied ethics

Testing your moral intuitions…

You are being held by a terrorist gang You are being held by a terrorist gang. The leader says he will set off a bomb that will kill 10,000 people unless you shoot one man in the head.   Do you shoot the man to save ten thousand innocent people?

You have to torture the man for the rest of his life or the terrorists will kill 10,000 people. Do you torture the man?

You have to let the terrorists kill you in order to save the 10,000. What would you do?

Two kinds of ethical theory Deontological Teleological

Consequences… What is a consequence? – think, pair, share Watch this short video – CLIP What would you do if your actions didn’t have any consequences? What does this tell you about your own ethical thinking?

On your tables… Think of strengths and weaknesses of each kind of theory.

In your planner… Summarise the key points you have learnt this lesson. They should address the objectives! If you have any problems/ questions/ things you need to remember, use the space on the opposite page.