Situation ethics Flashcards
1
Q
Who made situation ethics?
A
Fletcher
2
Q
What is agape?
A
Unconditional love
3
Q
What is situation ethics based on
A
Agape, that love is the most good thing.
4
Q
What is love the same of?
A
Justice
5
Q
What is Pragmatism?
A
Based on experience then theory
6
Q
What is Positivism?
A
Love is important
7
Q
What is Personalism?
A
People are at the center of the theory
8
Q
Support for situation ethics
A
Its flexible
It’s empathetic
It follows one simple rule
Jesus applied situation ethics by healing someone on Sabbath
9
Q
Criticism of situation ethics
A
William Barclay believed humans can’t be trusted supported by Augustine’s view on human nature
Pope Plus XII called situation ethics individualistic
The theory is too individualistic