Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics
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Moral Choices, featuring ethicist and professor Scott Rae, provides you with an introduction to Christian ethics and equips you to form a basis for practical, ethical decision-making in contemporary culture.
After describing a seven-step procedure for tackling ethical dilemmas, ethicist and professor Scott Rae uses case studies to address some of today’s most pressing social issues. These videos will help you think critically and biblically about:
• abortion
• reproductive technologies
• euthanasia
• capital punishment
• sexual ethics
• war
• genetic technologies and human cloning
• economics
This series also introduces you to other ethical systems and their key historical proponents, including Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Immanuel Kant.
By completing this series, you will gain:
• familiarity with foundational ethical systems
• insight into Christian ethics and how they differ from the guidelines and conclusions of other ethical systems
• experience in thinking critically about ethical dilemmas and applying Christian ethics to areas of ethical disagreement
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Moral Choices - Session 1 - Introduction: Why Morality Matters
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Moral Choices - Session 2 - How to Think About Morality
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Moral Choices - Session 3 - Christian Ethics
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Moral Choices - Session 4 - Making Ethical Decisions
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Moral Choices - Session 5 - Ethics at the Beginning of Life: Part 1
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Moral Choices - Session 6 - Ethics at the Beginning of Life: Part 2
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Moral Choices - Session 7 - Biotechnology, Genetics, and Human Cloning
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Moral Choices - Session 8 - Ethical Issues at the End of Life
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Moral Choices - Session 9 - Capital Punishment
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Moral Choices - Session 10 - War, Violence, and Morality
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Moral Choices - Session 11 - Sexual Ethics
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Moral Choices - Session 12 - Creation Care and Environmental Ethics
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Moral Choices - Session 13 - Ethics and Economics
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Moral Choices - Session 14 - Violence and Gun Control
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Moral Choices - Session 15 - Race, Gender, and Diversity
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Moral Choices - Session 16 - Immigration, Refugees, and Border Control