Situation ethics Flashcards
is a … approach to christian ethics
relativist
who is the person you talk about
joseph fletcher
what did joseph fletcher think natural law was
too legalistic
what is the absolute rule for fletcher and what should christians do
agape/ unconditional love, a christian should follow CHRISTS EXAMPLE and decide what is the most loving thing to do in each situation
fletcher recognised that his system was like …. except it has a …… calculus
utilitarianism … agapaeistic calculus (change from benthams hedonic calculus)
it is … because it is concerned for the most loving outcome
consequentialist
fletcher argues (about means to an end)
the end justifies the means
what is fletchers example
mrs bergmeier (ww2 camp, russian war camp, get pregnant or fall sick, gets guard, gets pregnant, gets to go home, husband understands her cheating and welcomes baby)
what are fletchers 4 working principles and what do they mean
PRAGMATISM (practical outcome)
RELATIVISM (the rightness of each action depends upon the circumstance)
POSITIVISM (act with faith that the most loving course of action will result in the best outcome)
PERSONALISM (you must put people before the law)
fletcher believes that this approach was demonstrated by…
christ
what did jesus do to support fletchers argument and what did he claim
he chose to work on the sabbath, claiming that PEOPLE FOLLOWED THE LETTER BUT FAILED TO RECOGNISE THE HEART OF THE LAW
what did fletcher argue that jesus did (clue: freedom)
JESUS CAME TO GIVE PEOPLE FREEDOM FROM THE CONSTRAINTS OF LEGALISM
