situation ethics Flashcards
whats situation ethics
doing the most loving thing in every situation, relativist, subjective, teleological
whats legalism
humanity should come with strict laws
whats agape
unconditional love for mankind, it is not biased, jesus showed this through ‘love thy neighbour’
whats antinomianism
no laws, people can do what they want
what were some of the political changes happening
women had more power after the war
the atomic bomb was dropped
people mistrusted the government
what was the social change
women had more independence in marriage
the contraceptive pill was introduced
sex outside of marriage increased due to the pill
what was the cultural change
the increase in the use of recreational drugs
the hippie movement of free love
cultures of fashion and music became more liberal
what are the four different types of love
eros
philia
storage
agape
whats eros
sexual
whats philia
friendship
whats storage
family
whats agape
unconditional
what does fletcher believes that love and morality
“the situationist follows a moral law or violated it according to loves needs”
what does rudolf bultmann believe about agape
argued against the idea that jesus sought to establish some new ethical ideology
some set of abstract unwritten immuntale legalism, idealism, a law of heaven
what does karl barth say about agape
argued that gods commanding can only be this individual, concrete and specific example of commanding not only a rule
what does dietrich bonhoeffer say about agape
he thought determining the will of god in any concrete situation is based on two things
- the need for ones neighbour
- the model of jesus of nazareth
what does paul tillich say about agape
the law of love is the ultimate law
what did bishop john Robinson say about agape
‘there is no one ethical system that can claim to be christian”
what does Mark 12:29-31 say
the most important commandment was to keep your faith monotheistic and the second is to love thy neighbour
what does 1 corinthians 13:4-8,13 say about agape
“faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love”
what does luke 5:17-26 say about agape
he showed love to him enough to heal him. love is unconditional, jesus didn’t know this man
what are the six propositions
love is the only thing that is intrinsically good
love is ruling norm in ethical decisions making and replaces all laws
love and justice are the same thing
love wills the neighbours good
love is the goal or end of the act
love decided on each situation as it arises without a set of laws to guide it
what are the four working principles
positivism
personalism
pragmatism
relativism
what is positivism
it is filled with faith
what is personalism
people centred
what is pragmatism
practical
what is relativism
different in every situation
whats fletchers idea of conscience
plays a role in working out what to do, he has conscience is a verb and not a noun
what does john henry newman say about conscience
conscience was somehow the voice of god
what were fletchers four examples
sacrificial suicide
justifiable mass killing
patriotic prostitution
sacrificial adultery
