Situation Ethics
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- Situation Ethics
- Fletcher and the 3 approaches to moral thinking
- Legalistic
- Set of predefined rules and regulations which direct how you should behave
- Antinomian
- Reverse of legalistic ethics, doesn't use any law,principle or system of ethics
- Situational
- Legalistic
- Agape Love
- Unconditional love, Christianity is based on love
- Therefore, situation ethics is appealing to Christians
- Unconditional love, Christianity is based on love
- The 6 Propositions
- Should be kept in mind when seeking a moral decision
- 1. Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all
- 2.The ruling norm of christian decision is love: nothing else
- 3. Love and Justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing else
- 2.The ruling norm of christian decision is love: nothing else
- 4. Love wills the neighbour's good, whether we like him or not
- 5. Only the end justifies the means; nothing else
- 6. Love's decisions are made situationally not prescriptively
- 5. Only the end justifies the means; nothing else
- 1. Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all
- Should be kept in mind when seeking a moral decision
- Examples
- On the wilderness trail
- Mrs Bergmeier
- Lawrence and Hamed
- Criticisms
- Views on the most loving action will vary
- May be exploited and immoral actions committed in the name of love
- Fletcher and the 3 approaches to moral thinking
- How moral an action is depends on the situation
- Looks at dilemma following community or traditions but is prepared to set aside those rules in the situation if love is the better action
- Situational
- The four working principles
- Guidance on how to think when coming to a solution
- Pragmatism
- Based on experience rather than theory
- Relativism
- decisions must be relative to Christian love
- Positivism
- Faith in love not obedience to laws or trust in human reasoning
- Pragmatism
- Situation Ethics
- Fletcher and the 3 approaches to moral thinking
- Legalistic
- Set of predefined rules and regulations which direct how you should behave
- Antinomian
- Reverse of legalistic ethics, doesn't use any law,principle or system of ethics
- Legalistic
- Agape Love
- Unconditional love, Christianity is based on love
- Therefore, situation ethics is appealing to Christians
- Unconditional love, Christianity is based on love
- The 6 Propositions
- Should be kept in mind when seeking a moral decision
- 1. Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all
- 2.The ruling norm of christian decision is love: nothing else
- 3. Love and Justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing else
- 2.The ruling norm of christian decision is love: nothing else
- 4. Love wills the neighbour's good, whether we like him or not
- 5. Only the end justifies the means; nothing else
- 6. Love's decisions are made situationally not prescriptively
- 5. Only the end justifies the means; nothing else
- 1. Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all
- Should be kept in mind when seeking a moral decision
- Examples
- On the wilderness trail
- Mrs Bergmeier
- Lawrence and Hamed
- Criticisms
- Views on the most loving action will vary
- May be exploited and immoral actions committed in the name of love
- Fletcher and the 3 approaches to moral thinking
- Guidance on how to think when coming to a solution
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