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Situation Ethics Flashcards

1
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What religion does situation ethics root from?

A

Christianity

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2
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Who was its main thinker?

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Joseph Fletcher

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3
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Is it teleological or deontological?

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Teleological

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4
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How do you use situation ethics?

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In every situation think of what is the most loving outcome

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5
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What 4 types of love are there?

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Agape
Phila
Eros
Storge

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6
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What is philia love?

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Friendship

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7
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What is Storge love?

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Family

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8
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What is eros love?

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Romantic love

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9
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What is Agape love?

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Highest form of love
Unconditional
The love we have for mankind
Goes beyond emotions

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10
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What is agape based off?

A

‘Love thy neighbour’ - Jesus’ teachings

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11
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Who was a previous writer to Fletcher who argued for ethics based on love?

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William Temple

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12
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What was fletchers book called?

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Situation Ethics

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13
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When was Fletchers book released?

A

1966

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14
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What is legalism?

A

The view that people require fixed rules to follow

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What is antinomianism?

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The view that there are no rules or laws to follow at all

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16
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What is situationism?

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The middle ground avoiding the problems of each while keeping the benefits

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17
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What is a negative of legalism?

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It doesn’t take the situation into account

18
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What is a negative of antinomianism?

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It leads to moral chaos

19
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What is a positive of legalism?

A

It has clear guidance for people to follow

20
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What is a positive of antinomianism?

A

It takes the situation into account

21
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What was Fletchers job for a time?

A

President of the Euthanasia Society of America

22
Q

What is a pneumatic for the four working principles?

A

Penguins remember positive people

23
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What are the four working principles?

A

Pragmatism
Relativism
Positivism
Personalism

24
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What is pragmatism?

A

Based on experience rather than theory

25
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What is relativism?

A

There are no fixed rules that must be followed
You should break laws if it the most loving thing to do

26
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What words do situationists avoid?

A

Never
Perfect
Always
Complete
And like the plague absolutely

27
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What are the different types of relativism?

A

Absolute - decisions are anarchic or random
Situation - relative to Christian love

28
Q

What does situation ethics do?

A

‘Relativizes the absolute, it does not absolutize the relative’ - Fletcher

29
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Where does Jesus use relativism?

A

Jesus’ followers pick corn on the Sabbath as ‘the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath’

30
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What is Positivism?

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It begins with the belief in the reality and importance of love

31
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What is personalism?

A

People are at the centre of situation ethics - not laws or anything else

32
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How many fundamental principles are there?

A

6

33
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What is the first proposition?

A

‘Only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all’

34
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What is the second proposition?

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‘The ruling norm of Christian decision is love; nothing else’

35
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What is the third proposition?

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‘Love and justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing else.’

36
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What is the fourth proposition?

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‘Love wills the neighbour’s good whether we like him or not’

37
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What is the fifth proposition?

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‘Only the end justifies the means; nothing else’

38
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What is the sixth principle?

A

‘Love decides there and then’

39
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Is conscience a noun or verb?

A

A verb

40
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What is the definition of conscience?

A

Describes the weighing up of the possible decision before it is taken

41
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What is Aquinas’ definition of conscience?

A

‘Reason seeking understanding’

Alevel RS OCR - Ethics (9 decks)

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