Sexual Ethics Flashcards
What must you know for sexual ethics
Premarital / Extramarital sex
Homosexuality
Application through: Natural Law, Situation Ethics, Kantian Ethics, Utilitarianism
What is Premarital Sex
Sex before marrige
What is Extramarital sex
Sex outside of marriage (adultery)
What are some issues around premarital sex
Secularisation
Contraception
Cohabitation (alternative to marriage/trial)
What are some issues around extramarital sex
Open marriage
Religious teachings showing men have several wives
What is a covenant in sexual ethics
Agreement between God and his people
Is homosexuality still opposed in the bible
Yes, ‘a man should not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman’
However homosexuality since 2014 has been allowed marriage
What does natural law think about sexual ethics
Must reproduce
Must marry
Must not commit adultery
Must not fall to apparent goods
What does situation ethics think about sexual ethics
May see extramarital as good
Sex being casual
Sex being promiscuous
Accept homosexuality
People centered
What does utilitarianism think about sexual ethics
Pleasure over pain
Yes to homosexuality
Yes to pre or extra marital sex
Greatest good for greatest numbers
What does Kantian ethics think about sexual ethics
Homosexuality allowed as people come first
Marriage is important
Premarital is bad as it may treat persons as objects
Extramarital is also bad as it may also treat persons as objects
Sex must not use the other person
