Situation Ethics
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- Created on: 02-04-18 22:05
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- Situation Ethics
- Agape
- Based on Jesus showing unconditional loveto others. We should follow this principle.
- Developed by Joseph Fletcher: ‘The idea thatpeople should base moral decisions on what is themost loving thing to do.’
- Based on Jesus showing unconditional loveto others. We should follow this principle.
- The six propositions
- Love wills the neighbours good, whether we like them or not.
- Justice and love are the same thing
- Love justifies the means.
- There is one rule- this is love.
- Love decides there and then.
- There is only one intrinsic good - this is love.
- The four working principles
- 4. Personalism - People come first, not rules or ideals.
- 3. Positivism - you must always start with a positive intention.
- 2. relativism- Rules don’t always apply. E.g stealing to save your family that you love.
- 1. Pragmatism - It must work or be practical.
- Conscience
- There is no conscience; “conscience” is merely a word for our attempts to make decisions creatively, constructively, fittingly. (Joseph Fletcher)
- It is a verb not a noun; a term that describes attempts to make decisions creatively.
- Conscience is how we make moral decisions
- It is something that you DO. Not a thing.
- Agape
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