situation ethics Flashcards
1
Q
middle way between
A
legalism + situationism
2
Q
agape
A
unconditional love Jesus appeals in the new testament to ‘love one another just as i have loved you’
3
Q
4 working principles
A
pragmatism, positivism, relativism, personalism
4
Q
six fundamental principles
A
justice is love distributed, love is acted out situationally
5
Q
Fletcher’s examples of when situation ethics is applicable
A
special bombing mission no15, sacrificial adultery
6
Q
William Barclay criticism
A
Fletchers cases are extreme much easier to agree that extraordinary situations need extraordinary measures
7
Q
conscience
A
function not a faculty, action of moral decision making
