strengths of SE

Question 1

Agape + Jesus

Answer 1

Basing a christian ethical approach on the principle of agape seems right as the principal is based on Jesus’ life and Jesus is very clearly a situationalist and not legalist for example pardoning the adulterous woman when she should’ve been stoned by law.

Question 2

Promotes individual autonomy

Answer 2

People are powered to make their own decisions in the situations that they encounter, religious legalism can often do the opposite as it requires people to act counter intuitively against both reason and emotion.

Question 3

Adapts to modern tech and situations

Answer 3

Legalism can struggle to accommodate new technology whereas situation ethics adapts readily to any developments in medical science and developments in understanding human sexuality.

Question 4

Promotes social justice

Answer 4

Situation ethics promote social justice as it forces people to analyse situations in terms of desired end, it motivates people to change things for the better and get rid of the various discriminations that plague society.