Fletcher's Principles

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  • Created on: 20-05-19 10:27
Pragmatism
Moral actions must work or achieve some realistic goal.
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Relativism
There are no fixed laws which must always be obeyed
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Positivism
First place is given to Christian love (agape), rooted in faith
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Personalism
People come first, not rules or ideals
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Only one thing is intrinsically good, namely love: nothing else at all.
Love is the only universal. It is an active principle, a doing thing.
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The ruling norm of Christian decisions is love: nothing else.
Fletcher sees love as the new covenant. Laws are there to serve the people.
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Love and justice are the same
If love was properly shared out, there would be no injustice.
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Love wills the neighbours good
Pure love according to Fletcher is indiscriminate in its application.
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Only the end justifies the means
Fletcher rejected the idea that the end should not be used to justify the means
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Loves decisions are made situationally
Fletcher thinks that all ethical decisions must be situation based and not law based.
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Card 2

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There are no fixed laws which must always be obeyed

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Relativism

Card 3

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First place is given to Christian love (agape), rooted in faith

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Card 4

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People come first, not rules or ideals

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Card 5

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Love is the only universal. It is an active principle, a doing thing.

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