The Four Working Principles Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘Pragmatism’?
A
For something to be right, it has to be practical - it has to work. Love must be at the centre of the final decision.
2
Q
What is an example of Pragmatism?
A
Jodie and Mary were conjoined twins. The Catholic church wanted to let both of the girls die. To kill one, saving the other, would be an evil or bad act, they said. Fletcher would have disagreed. Letting both girls die is not pragmatic. It would be of more use, more practical, to save one girl at the expense of the other.
