Fletcher's Situation Ethics Flashcards
What was Joseph Fletcher’s Book called?
Situation Ethics: A New Morality
Why did Fletcher believe that Christian moral decision making need a change to it’s approach?
Who did Fletcher quote at the start of his theory?
What is Legalism?
Why did Fletcher reject Legalism?
What is Antinomianism?
Why did Fletcher reject Antinominalism?
What is situationism?
Why did Fletcher accept Situationism?
How did Fletcher view the conscience?
What were Fletcher’s four presumptions?
What is pragmatism?
What is contextual relativism?
What is positivism?
What is personalism?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love only is always ____ - what does this mean?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love is the only ____- what does this mean?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love and ______ are the same - what does this mean?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love is not ____ - what does this mean?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love justifies its ____ - what does this mean?
Fletcher’s Six Working Principles: Love decisions are made according to the ______ and not according to ______ - what does this mean?
Finish Fletcher’s quote: Love plots the course…
….according to the situation (Situation Ethics: A New Morality)
Finish Fletcher’s quote: justice is….
…love distributed
What are some strengths of Fletcher’s Situation Ethics?
What are some weaknesses of Fletcher’s Situation Ethics?
