Religious Studies A-Level
Teleology and the Final End
What Teleology and the Final End means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Teleology and the Final End
Comparison of Aristotle's teleological worldview, where all actions aim at 'Eudaimonia' (human flourishing), against Kant's deontological rejection of consequences as a basis for moral value, focusing instead on the internal consistency of the maxim.
Topics that use Teleology and the Final End
- Deontology, Virtue Ethics and the works of scholars: A comparison of Immanuel Kant and Aristotle (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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