Ethics: How Should We Live?
Enrichment · Beyond the Specification
Stoic calm, Aristotle's mean, utility, duty — and the dilemmas that pull them apart. Pitched above GCSE for learners considering philosophy, law, medicine or politics.
Start here — the story
You are standing beside a railway track. A runaway trolley is going to kill five people. You can pull a lever and it will kill one instead. Most people pull it. Then the question changes slightly — and most people change their minds. Working out why is the whole of ethics.
The Complete Guide to Ethics: How Should We Live? — 6 chapters, about 14 minutes. You are not expected to know anything before you start.
What you’ll be able to explain
- Compare virtue ethics, utilitarianism and Kantian duty
- Apply each theory to a live dilemma and feel where they pull apart
Beyond the specification. Incandio does not currently support an A-level Philosophy or Religious Studies specification, and this course is not mapped to one. Nothing here is required for any exam course Incandio supports.