AceDSE · Paper · 2026.07
倫理與宗教
Ethics and Religious Studies
Applied Ethics with Religious Tradition Option
Candidate name
Date
Sample-paper basis
sample Paper 1 ethical reasoning and Paper 2 alternatives for Buddhist Studies or Christianity
Scope of this paper
Complete applied ethics and the religious tradition you study. Credit is awarded for accurate concepts and reasoned application, not profession of belief.
Candidate instructions
- Answer Part A and ONE option in Part B.
- Represent opposing positions fairly before evaluating them.
- Religious concepts must be applied, not merely named.
Part A — Applied ethics
15 marks| Group | Median wait before system | Median wait after system | Records sent to human review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete digital record | 19 days | 11 days | 4% |
| Incomplete digital record | 21 days | 27 days | 2% |
1(a)
A public clinic uses an algorithm to rank non-emergency appointments. It shortens average waiting time but patients with incomplete digital records are repeatedly ranked lower. Analyse the policy using utilitarianism and a rights/duty approach.
[8 marks]
1(b)
Recommend a defensible policy. Include transparency, human review and a test for unequal impact, and respond to the objection that safeguards reduce efficiency.
[7 marks]
Part B — Religious tradition
15 marksAnswer the tradition you study: Buddhist Studies OR Christianity.
Option A — Buddhist Studies
2A(a)
Explain how dukkha, craving and dependent origination can illuminate the clinic conflict without implying that suffering should simply be accepted.
[7 marks]
2A(b)
Apply right intention, right action and compassion to propose duties for the designers and clinicians. Evaluate one tension between equal treatment and attention to vulnerability.
[8 marks]
Option B — Christianity
2B(a)
Apply agape, the dignity of persons and justice to the clinic case. Explain why efficient outcomes alone may be insufficient.
[7 marks]
2B(b)
What responsibilities do designers and clinicians have as stewards of technology? Evaluate one tension between impartial rules and preferential concern for the vulnerable.
[8 marks]
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