Situation Ethics: Key Features
Outline of the key features of Situation Ethics
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- Created on: 11-05-14 14:31
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- Situation Ethics
- Joseph Fletcher wrote about Situation Ethics in 1966
- The 1960s was an era that embraced peace and love. Slogans such as "make love not war" were very prominent
- Fletcher believed that ethical theories should be flexible
- People should enter situations prepared to act in the most loving way
- Fletcher's defintion of love is based on agape love: God's unconditional love for humanity
- The Six Fundamental Principles (used to convey the importance of love)
- Love is intrinsically good
- The ruling norm of Christian decision is love
- Love wills the neighbors good
- Love and Justice are the same, for love is justice distributed
- Love's decisions are made situationally
- The end result justifies the means
- The Four Working Principles by Vardy and Grosch
- Pragmatism: an action done out of love must be practical
- Relativism: there are no absolutes as decisions are made situationally
- Positivism: decisions should be made using love as the most important consideration
- Personalism: People should always be put first
- Joseph Fletcher wrote about Situation Ethics in 1966
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