Fletcher's Principles 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesEthicsASWJEC Created by: Sienna219Created on: 20-05-19 10:27 Pragmatism Moral actions must work or achieve some realistic goal. 1 of 10 Relativism There are no fixed laws which must always be obeyed 2 of 10 Positivism First place is given to Christian love (agape), rooted in faith 3 of 10 Personalism People come first, not rules or ideals 4 of 10 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. 5 of 10 The ruling norm of Christian decisions is love: nothing else. Fletcher sees love as the new covenant. Laws are there to serve the people. 6 of 10 Love and justice are the same If love was properly shared out, there would be no injustice. 7 of 10 Love wills the neighbours good Pure love according to Fletcher is indiscriminate in its application. 8 of 10 Only the end justifies the means Fletcher rejected the idea that the end should not be used to justify the means 9 of 10 Loves decisions are made situationally Fletcher thinks that all ethical decisions must be situation based and not law based. 10 of 10
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