Situation Ethics

Question 1

agape

Answer 1

influence from William temple

1 cor 13: now faith, hope and love remain
John 13 - love one another as I have loved you
temple

Question 2

4 working principles

Answer 2

pragmatism
positivism
personalism, ‘objects are to be used, people are to be loved’
relativism

Question 3

6 props, best ones

Answer 3

3 - justice is love in action

• influence from temple
• supported by tillich
• injustice is lack of love, everyone is neighbour

4 - love wills the neighbour good
e.g. Martin LK

5 - end justifies means e.g. bonhoeffer

Question 4

case studies

Answer 4

patriotic prostituiton
mrs bergman
merciful murder

Question 5

conscience

Answer 5

verb not noun

aquinas, reason making moral judgements

Question 6

supporters of SE

Answer 6

tillich
temple
augustine - love with care and then what you will, do
Bonhoeffer, end justifies means
Robinson, advocated agape for legal systems
c s lewis, Agape is a real and adorable image of the divine in life

Question 7

critics

Answer 7

barclay - e.gs
hoose - good actions can have bad cons
vardy - selfishness
phillips, can’t be sure
Macquarie and pope Pius - individualistic
o’hear, can you justify throwing babies onto bonfires?

Question 8

3 paras

Answer 8

teleological
agape
6 props
case studies?

Question 9

intro

Answer 9

60s - sexual revolution
• Influence from William Temple
o ‘There is only one ultimate and invariable duty, and its formula is ‘thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself’