Situation Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsSituation EthicsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Alexandria3Created on: 14-06-18 15:06 In which year did Fletcher write his book Situation Ethics? 1996. 1 of 12 What does 'personalism' mean in Fletcher's four working principles? Primarily considering the individual rather than any rules. 2 of 12 What are teleological ethics? Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action. 3 of 12 What does 'pragmatism' mean in Fletcher's four working principles? Practicality; the action chosen has to be practically applicable. 4 of 12 According to Fletcher, what is the only thing that is intrinsically good? Agapeic love. 5 of 12 What does Fletcher say that justice consists of? Love distributed. 6 of 12 What is meant by 'antinomianism'? Being without and opposed to having rules or laws. 7 of 12 Fletcher's four working principles involve what? Relativism, pragmatism, personalism and conscience. 8 of 12 In Fletcher's six propositions, he says that love's decisions are made situationally not prescriptively. What does he mean? Each situation should be judged according to its own circumstances rather than according to rules already set. 9 of 12 What is the fifth of Fletcher's six propositions? If love is the end result then any means are justified. 10 of 12 Does Fletcher agree that the morality of an action should be judged by its consequences? Yes. 11 of 12 What might a follower of situation ethics think about a law that completely banned euthanasia? Nothing should be completely ruled out-euthanasia might be the most loving action in some situations. 12 of 12
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