Morality, Legality, and Tolerability

Sexual Ethics

Content

• consideration of the following areas of sexual ethics:

  • premarital and extramarital sex

  • homosexuality

• the influence of developments in religious beliefs and practices on debates about the morality, legality and tolerability of these areas of sexual ethics

• application of the following theories to these areas of sexual ethics:

  • natural law

  • situation ethics

  • Kantian ethics

  • utilitarianism

Key Knowledge

• traditional religious beliefs and practices (from any religious perspectives) regarding these areas of sexual ethics

• how these beliefs and practices have changed over time, including:

  • key teachings influencing these beliefs and practices

  • the ideas of religious figures and institutions

• the impact of secularism on these areas of sexual ethics

• how these theories might be used to make moral decisions in these areas of sexual ethics

• issues raised in the application of these theories