To understand how humanists make moral decisions To begin to evaluate humanist ethics Learning Objectives Has anyone ever heard of Humanism before What is it Starter httpshumanismorgukhumanism ID: 798978
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Lesson NineHumanism
Slide2To understand the concept of ‘Humanism’.To understand how humanists make moral decisions.
To begin to evaluate humanist ethics.
Learning Objectives
Slide3Has anyone ever heard of Humanism before? What is it?
Starter
https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/
Slide4Read the different definitions of Humanism on your sheet. Highlight any aspect of the definitions which tell us something about humanist ethics.
Humanist ethics
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One of the definitions of Humanism in the Collins English Dictionary is this:
‘The denial of any power or moral value superior to that of humanity; the rejection of religion in favour of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts.’
What does it mean to say that there is no power or moral value superior to that of humanity?
Slide6What does this video tell us about humanist ethics? Note down key ideas:https://humanism.org.uk/thatshumanism/download/#cc
Humanist ethics
Slide7Look at the information and dilemmas on the PWP from Humanists UK.Does everyone agree on the right answers? What issues might this raise for Humanism?
Humanist dilemmas
Slide8Read through the sheet ‘The Golden Rule’.Is this a good rule? Why/why not?
The Golden Rule
Slide9Watch the video section ‘How can humanists live ethical lives without religion?’ (Starts 2.04)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZN8Ne1nmr4
Are the answers given satisfactory?
What about the rest of our learning from the lesson? Where do humanists say morals come from?
Are they suggesting that morals are objective or not?
What do we think of their answers?
Plenary