SEX and ETHICS

Ethics Online offers four films on DVD specifically designed to provide teachers with dynamic lessons on sexual ethics.

Teachers' notes, scripts & classroom activities accompany each film.

Download a recenty published version of the script.

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"Clear, concise and stimulating. A must-have resource for any school."

Emma Brambell, Religious Studies Teacher

Natural Law
A rollercoaster tour of the history of sex - from the emergence of homo-erectus through to Aristotle, Aquinas, and the pioneering Kinsey Report - this film pursues an ethical theory that has dominated sexual ethics for over two thousand years - with no taboo unturned.
(21 minutes)

"Tremendous resources... Highly recommended"
Judy Grill, Head of RE, Churcher's College, Petersfield

Situation Ethics
Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions” says Woody Allen – questions this film examines in the light of Joseph Fletcher’s groundbreaking Situation Ethics, first published in 1966.
(23 minutes)

"A comprehensive philosophical survey that will usefully support a unit of work in this area"
RE Today

Utilitarianism
Does the sexual freedom enjoyed in today’s relativistic world make for “the greatest good”?  Are consequences all that matter in ethical decision making?
(24 minutes)

"Innovative, user-friendly and self-contained... everything you need to enliven your teaching"
Dr Jim Robinson, RE online

Kant & Sex
Kant taught that as rational beings we all have intrinsic worth and should never use others as a means to an end. But is not sex, ultimately manipulative?
(21 minutes)
"A valuable resource for teachers and students - well researched, thought provoking and visually stimulating"
Andrew Pearce, Principal Examiner for Ethics

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