Content from Buddhist and Non-Religious Perspectives
What you need to know
Describe Buddhist teachings on the value of human life as guided by the Five Precepts, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Middle Way.
Understand non-religious evolutionary beliefs, referencing Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins.
Evaluate Buddhist perspectives on abortion and euthanasia, balancing the principle of ahimsa and the First Precept with the compassionate mitigation of dukkha (karuna), as viewed by figures like the Dalai Lama.
Analyze non-religious views on the importance of human and animal life, including Peter Singer's concept of speciesism and the Humanist Dignity in Dying movement.
