Sexual Ethics

Question 1

What is natural laws view on homosexuality?

Answer 1

Natural law is based on aquinas viewpoint, which states that on eof the 5 primary precepts is reproduction! Which leads to marriage as a secondary precepts
Therefore natural law does not support homosexuality and argues against these relationships

Question 2

What is situation ethics view on homosexuality?

Answer 2

Argues that it is unloving to deny homosexual people the right to express there sexuality, this would therefore be the most loving thing!

Question 3

Support for situation ethics, homosexuality

Answer 3

• takes into account each relationship individually
• ## holds equality towards homosexual relationships

Question 4

Criticisms to situation ethics, homosexuality

Answer 4

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Question 5

Support for natural law, homosexuality

Answer 5

• ## nothing living can be produced, goes against gods views to multiple

Question 6

Criticism on natural law, homosexuality

Answer 6

• states that only importance of a sexual relationship is that children are produced

Question 7

Situation ethics on pre/extra marital sex?

Answer 7

Cohabitation is not intrinsically wrong
Fletcher argues pre marital sex to be acceptable
Extra martial sex is acceptable in certain situations, fletcher uses the example of Mrs Bergmier

Question 8

Natural law on pre /extra marital sex?

Answer 8

Dude to importance of marriage, both pre martial and extra marital sex is rejected. Even though reproduction is possible in these circumstances. Generation of new lif should take part in a marriage

Question 9

John Finnis?

Answer 9

Modern natural law philosopher
Based thinking on aristotle not aquinas
Argues marriage is basic good as it is only in marriage that both friendship and reproduction are combined
On homosexuality : argues homosexuality is harmful and unuseful since life cannot be brought from the act

Question 10

Natural law is better?

Answer 10

Focuses on marriage and reproduction, avoids cheapening the sexual act

Focus of telos and purpose
Natural law is right to link marriage with production of children - children of marriage are more likely to flourish

Question 11

Natural law is not a good approach?

Answer 11

Only relay on god - primary precept
Telos is problematic since a person may not have one and the telos isn’t necessarily the act
Argues as being natural - however homosexuality is not part of some peoples nature
Sex between elderly or infertile - piontless

Question 12

Situation ethics is good approach

Answer 12

Person centre
Flexabile and also does not cheapen sex or allow it to be casual
Situation ethics treats people as adults and gives responsibility
Follows jesus and does not condem the adulterous women