K5RS13 Conscience, Bentham and Kant personal learning checklist
AQA A-level Religious Studies · Paper1 · Philosophy and ethics
Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________
Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.
| I can | Red | Amber | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding conscience | |||
| Compare Aquinas's and Butler's accounts of conscience. | |||
| Evaluate religious and psychological explanations of conscience. | |||
| Explain Fletcher's conscience as a moral activity. | |||
| Conscience in moral decisions | |||
| Evaluate conscience in lying, promises and adultery. | |||
| Bentham's utilitarianism | |||
| Explain utility and distinguish descriptive from normative claims. | |||
| Apply all seven criteria of the hedonic calculus. | |||
| Evaluate utility against prediction, distribution and rights objections. | |||
| Kant's ethics of duty | |||
| Distinguish good will, duty, inclination and moral worth. | |||
| Apply universalisation and distinguish its two contradictions. | |||
| Explain humanity, autonomy and the kingdom of ends. | |||
| Comparing Bentham and Kant | |||
| Compare Bentham and Kant on lying, promises and adultery. | |||
| Relationships with religious ethics | |||
| Assess utilitarianism's compatibility with religious ethics. | |||
| Assess Kantian duty in relation to religious authority and reward. | |||
| Evaluate competing standards of moral authority. | |||
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