Situation Ethics Flashcards
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what is situation ethics
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the view that morality consists in doing the most loving thing in each situation
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what does situation ethics reject
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legalism and absolutism (it rejects laws as it believes that human conduct should be governed by love and not obedience
2
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how does situation ethics avoid anti-nominanism
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anti-nominanism: lawlessness
even though it rejects legalism and absolutism, morality still constrains human action and therefore we are not just free to do our own thing
3
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who are two famous situationists
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joseph fletcher
J AT Robinson
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