Situation ethics Flashcards
Who was the key creator of situation ethics?
Joseph Fletcher
What book did Joseph fletcher write?
the new morality
What are the four working principles?
pragmatism
relativism
personalism
positivism
What are the six fundamental principles?
“only one thing is intrinsically good , namely love”
“ the ruling norm of christian ethics is love”
“love and justice are the same”
“love wills the neighbour good whether we like him or not”
“only the ends justify the means”
loves decisions are made situationally”
Who else helped influence joseph fletcher?
J.A.T robinson
What book did J.A.T Robinson write?
honest to god
Who created the law of love?
paul tillich
What was the law of love?
only one thing is good and that is love
Who created proportionalism?
Bernard Hoose
Why did fletcher decide to create this ethic ?
After the war he saw there was a change needed away from the church as the church continued to be stuck in their orthodox ways
Three theorist against situation ethics ?
pope pius , richard mouw and bernard hoose
What did Pope Pius XI argue?
was against situation ethics as he believed we should never break the Christian rules eg Ten Commandments
What did Richard Mouw argue ?
said it isn’t christian because love isn’t intrinsically christian and we shouldn’t miss out on Jesus’/gods other teachings
What did Bernard Hoose propose?
proportionalism - he was against situation ethics wrote a text called christian ethics and was in between legalism and situation ethics
what is legalistic ethics ?
bound by unalterable rules
