REYear 9Ethics and Values

Applied ethics: wealth, war and the environment

Learn Applied ethics: wealth, war and the environment for Year 9 pupils (ages 13–14). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Applied ethics takes a moral principle and tests it against a real problem: wealth, war, or the environment.

  2. 2

    Just War theory sets conditions for when fighting can be justified — last resort, proportionate force, protecting civilians. Pacifists argue no war meets them.

  3. 3

    What is one Just War condition?

  4. 4

    What is stewardship?

  5. 5

    Apply the frameworks: on wealth, some argue duty (giving is owed); some argue consequences (which action helps most). Just war theory sets conditions for when force can be justified.

  6. 6

    What does just war theory set out?

  7. 7

    A consequence-based argument judges an action by what?

Practise Applied ethics: wealth, war and the environment with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 13–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.