Situation Ethics Flashcards
The first proposition
Only 1 thing is intrinsically good, love
The second proposition
The ruling norm of Christian decision is love
The third proposition
Love and justice are the same for justice is love
The fourth proposition
Love wills the neighbours good whether we like him or not
The fifth proposition
Only the end justifies the means, nothing else
The sixth proposition
Loves decisions are made situationally not prescriptively
Pragmatism
Presumption/ working principle
Must be a practical solution that ends in love
Relativism
Presumption/ working principle
Not absolute, can change according to the situation but you must absolutely love
Positivism
Presumption/ working principle
Works within faith and religious knowledge
Positive and successful outcome
Personalism
Presumption/ working principle
Humans come first
Agape
Unconditional and compassionate love
Legalistic
Following the rules
Antinomen
Goes against all the rules but follows the guideline principle of love
Strengths
- simple
- flexible
- guided by the principle of love
- teleological so it can be adapted
- able to consider the greater good
Weaknesses
- too individualistic
- not easy to determine the outcome of an action
- can love ever be unselfish???
- aren’t some actions intrinsically wrong like murder (absolute criticism)
