Against : Situation Ethics Flashcards
Focused on Agape love
Although agape is the only “ultimate and invariable duty” - Temple
can’t predict the outcome of situations, breaks laws for no good reason, Jesus told us to follow the law we are under
against robinson + fletcher
‘an ethic for humanity come of age’
“Jesus said nothing about birth control, large or small families, and homosexuality” -Fletcher
-Fletcher used extreme cases
Tillich said it’s impractical to make a decision each time, rules with exceptions are better
guided by a desirable principle
purpose=good, means=good
some actions are intrinsically wrong
morally repugnant
eg. rape & murder
conclusion
“It is much easier to agree that extraordinary situations need extraordinary measures than to think that there are no rules for everyday life” - Barclay
