Aqa Rp - Religion and Animal Rights
UNIT 2 – Religion and Life Issues.
TOPIC 1 – RELIGION AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.
Glossary
Telos – End purpose (Aristotelian idea).
Hierarchy of being - The idea of an ascending order of beings in the universe, inanimate matterplantsanimals with rational human beings at the top.
Anthropocentric – Human centred.
Speciesism – Discrimination in favour of one species, usually the human species, over another, especially in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans.
Sentient – Able to feel pain; conscious through the senses.
Shallow ecology - preserving the environment to the extent that it benefits human beings. (This is an anthropocentric view of ecology – human centred).
Deep ecology - Giving all life respect and value – caring for all of nature, not just the aspects of nature which benefit human beings.
Dominionism - Judeo-Christian idea that human beings have a special place in the natural world; they are given the power to rule over it (as overseers) in behalf of its creator, God.
Stewardship – Judeo-Christian idea that human beings have a special responsibility for the natural world (and indeed all other areas of responsibility such as other people, their money and possessions) acting as caretakers on God’s behalf.
Autonomy – Free will, able to self-govern.
Deontological – Duty led approach. Emphasis on the act itself in determining moral righteousness.
Inaugurated eschatology - The kingdom of God was started/established in the agapeistic life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and continues in the life of the church, but will be fulfilled after bodily death in heaven.
Realised eschatology - The kingdom of God is here and now on earth, through agape and the life of the church.
Futuristic Eschatology: The Kingdom of God will come in the future – after bodily death, resurrection (bodily or spiritual) in heaven.
Vivisection – Experimenting on animals.
Instrumentalist approach – A pragmatic (practical) approach that says an action should
TOPIC 1 – RELIGION AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.
Glossary
Telos – End purpose (Aristotelian idea).
Hierarchy of being - The idea of an ascending order of beings in the universe, inanimate matterplantsanimals with rational human beings at the top.
Anthropocentric – Human centred.
Speciesism – Discrimination in favour of one species, usually the human species, over another, especially in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans.
Sentient – Able to feel pain; conscious through the senses.
Shallow ecology - preserving the environment to the extent that it benefits human beings. (This is an anthropocentric view of ecology – human centred).
Deep ecology - Giving all life respect and value – caring for all of nature, not just the aspects of nature which benefit human beings.
Dominionism - Judeo-Christian idea that human beings have a special place in the natural world; they are given the power to rule over it (as overseers) in behalf of its creator, God.
Stewardship – Judeo-Christian idea that human beings have a special responsibility for the natural world (and indeed all other areas of responsibility such as other people, their money and possessions) acting as caretakers on God’s behalf.
Autonomy – Free will, able to self-govern.
Deontological – Duty led approach. Emphasis on the act itself in determining moral righteousness.
Inaugurated eschatology - The kingdom of God was started/established in the agapeistic life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and continues in the life of the church, but will be fulfilled after bodily death in heaven.
Realised eschatology - The kingdom of God is here and now on earth, through agape and the life of the church.
Futuristic Eschatology: The Kingdom of God will come in the future – after bodily death, resurrection (bodily or spiritual) in heaven.
Vivisection – Experimenting on animals.
Instrumentalist approach – A pragmatic (practical) approach that says an action should