Manualism And Proportionalism Flashcards
1
Q
What is Manualism?
A
The tradition of producing manuals for use in Catholic seminars, to train clergy in applying NML to difficult cases.
2
Q
What is more important to the Catholic Church- rules or virtues?
A
Rules.
3
Q
Key criticism of Catholic NML?
A
It is so concerned with rules that it forgets principles and virtues.
4
Q
What is Proportionalism?
A
An ethical theory that suggests the moral goodness or badness of an action depends on the proportion between the good and bad consequences.
5
Q
Proportioalism is seen as?
A
A more flexible approach to moral decision making but has been criticised for justifying morally questionable actions if they lead to a greater overall good.
