Situation ethics Flashcards

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What is situation ethics?

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An alternate religious ethic where agape (love) is the only consideration that needs to be taken when making a moral decision

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Legalism

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The over reliance on applying strict rules. Fletcher believed society has turned back to this with ethics such as natural law

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Antinomianism

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The rejection of all moral laws. 20th century philosophy has been affected by existentialism, causing a rejection of moral laws

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The four working principles

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1) Pragmatism
2) Relativism
3) Positivism
4) Personalism

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First of the six propositions

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

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Second of the six propositions

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‘The ruling norm of Christian decision is love, thing else’

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Third of the six propositions

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

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Fourth of the six propositions

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

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Fifth of the six propositions

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‘Only the end justifies the means, nothing else’

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Sixth of the six propositions

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‘Love’s decisions are made situationally, not prescriptively’

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What is agape?

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Unconditional love

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How does SE’s relativist approach benefit it?

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It allows it to be flexible and deal with a variety of situations.

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What may absolutist theories struggle with, that SE will not?

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Absolutist theories may be unable to make a decision in every situation. SE is able to choose the lesser of two evils

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Why is personalism a benefit to SE?

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It focuses on the individual, as well as seeming a lot closer to the teachings of Jesus

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What makes SE hard to object to?

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The principle of love is hard to object to. If we love others, we will try and do what’s best for them

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Why is ‘doing the most loving thing’ a somewhat drawback of SE?

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It is too vague. It is subjective of what the most loving thing is and not a clear instruction

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What could potentially be permitted by SE?

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Everything. There are no moral boundaries. Scholars such as Pope
Pius XII would argue some actions are intrinsically wrong.

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Why is SE being teleological a drawback?

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It requires us to predict the outcome of actions. This can never be done completely accurately.

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What do some argue that SE is just a Christian version of?

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Utilitarianism with agape instead of pain and pleasure.

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What did Pope Pius XII believe about SE?

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That it was an attack directly on Jesus. God has given us rules to follow (natural law) so we need not make our own.

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What can be argued about SE’s view on Jesus’ teachings?

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That it is an incomplete view. Although Jesus did preach love, he also suggested strict rules that should never be broken. e.g Divorce.