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Philosophy GSCE educas KEY TERMS
Component One
Life and Death
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Afterlife
Life after
death
; the belief that existence continues after physical death.
Environmental
Sustainablity
Ensuring the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other forms of life to
survive.
Euthanasia
The act of
killing
or
permitting
the
death
of a person who is suffering from a serious illness.
Evolution
The process by which different living creatures are believed to have
developed
from earlier less complex forms
Abortion
When a
pregnancy
is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a
child
Quality
of Life
The extent to which life is
meaningful
and
pleasurable.
Sanctity of Life
The belief that life is
precious
, or
sacred.
For many religious believers, only
human
life holds this special status
Soul
The spiritual aspect of a being which is
non-physical
and is often seen to live on after
death