Knowledge Organiser: Ethics of War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, Good and Evil, Life and Death

A collection of flashcards focused on key concepts from the Ethics of War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, Good and Evil, and Life and Death.

Territory

To invade another country in order to take part or all of their land and control the people in it.

Self-Defence

To stop an attack or invasion from another country.

Deterrence

Attempts to deter or put people off committing crime altogether.

Protection

Protects more people from becoming victims of crime by removing criminals from society.

Reformation

Aims to address the causes of crime by reforming or rehabilitating the criminal.

Vindication

Shows that the government and the law deserve respect and proves the authority of the law.

Retribution

Seeks to get revenge on the criminal, making them suffer for their crime.

Arguments for the death penalty

People should pay for crimes, it deters others, and protects society.

Arguments against the death penalty

Risk of executing innocent people, it's inhumane, and does not guarantee deterrence.

Morality

Standards of behavior and principles of what is right and wrong.

Moral evil

Evil caused by actions and inactions of humans, such as murder and theft.

Natural evil

Evil caused by natural laws, like diseases or disasters.

Sanctity of life

The importance and preciousness of life, often seen as sacred.

Abortion

The termination of a pregnancy before it reaches full term.

Euthanasia

The act of deliberately ending a person's life to relieve suffering.

Arguments for euthanasia

Human beings should choose when and how they die and it could spare them suffering.

Arguments against euthanasia

Only God should decide when life ends; it may undermine the value of human life.

Capital punishment

The practice of executing someone as punishment for a crime after a trial.