Four Working Principles

Question 1

Pragmatism

Answer 1

Something that is pragmatic is something that works so this is just doing whatever works in the situation.

Question 2

Relativism

Answer 2

Morality is relative to the situation, laws are abstract while situations are concrete.

Question 3

Positivism

Answer 3

The pre-supposition that ethical rules are held by the faith – agape is the only intrinsic good, one must have faith first that love is the right thing. Reason can be applied to love to show how to apply in each situation.

Question 4

Personalism

Answer 4

Situation ethics puts people at the centre of concern and not things, people are more important than the law.