Situation Ethics

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  • Created on: 11-05-13 13:24

1. What does Conscience mean to Fletcher?

  • the internalized values of an individuals culture
  • Intuition
  • The weighing up of possible action before it is taken. Something you do 'creatively' when you make decisions.
  • A channel for divine guidance
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2. What does the term 'intrinsic good' mean

  • wholly good
  • 'built-in' good. Kant - eg. good will; duty for duty's sake
  • partly good
  • not part of the essential nature of something. Coming or operating from the outside

3. What is the 3rd Principle

  • Only love is intrinsically good
  • Only the end justifies the means. The end most be the most loving result
  • Love and Justice are the same. Justice is love distributed
  • The ruling norm of Xian decision-making is love

4. What is legalistic ethics?

  • a radical christian ethical approach
  • Where the morality of an action depends on the situation
  • an ethical system that contains rules for every situation and/or the association of doing good by simply following those rules
  • the view that there are no moral principles at all

5. What are the 4 presumptions

  • Conscience, Practicality, Position, Personalism
  • Positivism, Personality, Responsibility, Poise
  • Pragmatism, Relativism, Personalism, Positivism
  • Relativism, Readiness, Reactions, Perfection
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