The Six Fundamental Principles

Question 0

What is the first Fundamental Principle?

Answer 0

“Only one is intrinsically good; namely love: nothing else at all. “
Only love is good and of itself. Actions aren’t intrinsically good or evil. They are evil/ good depending on how much love they produce.
First proposition
They are extrinsically good depending on their circumstances and consequences.
Extrinsic- not part of the essential nature coming out or operating from outside the project. Their goodness comes from the love they produce.

Question 1

What is the second fundamental principle?

Answer 1

The ruling norm of Christian decision is love: nothing else.
Fletcher believes that Jesus replaced the Jewish Torah( laws with love). Halakha
Second proposition
Mark 2:23-28

Question 2

What is the third fundamental principle?

Answer 2

“Love and justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing else. “
For fletcher love and justice cannot be seated from each other.
“Justice is Christian love using its head, calculating its duties , obligations, opportunities, resources… Justice is love coping with situations where love distribution is called for.

Question 3

What is the fourth fundamental principle

Answer 3

“Love wills the neighbour’s good, whether we like him or not. “
The love that fletcher is cornered about isn’t a matter of feeling but towards another person.
It isn’t sentimental or erotic but a desire for the good for the other person to be done. Agape love. Your neighbour is anybody and agape is unconditional. Nothing is required in return.

Question 4

What is the fifth fundamental principle?

Answer 4

“Only the end justifies the means, nothing else”. You should consider every action in result of its consequences. The consequences of every moral action should be the most loving. The end must be the most loving result.
You must consider, 1 the desired end 2 the means available 3 the motive for acting 4 the foreseeable consequences.

Question 5

What is the sixth fundamental principle?

Answer 5

Love decisions are made situationally; not presciptively.
You should not create a moral law for a situation base on love.
You should use love in each situation even if they situations are similar.
Fletcher says that Jesus reacted against the kind of rule based morality that he saw around them. There were Jewish groups that lived within rule based moral system but Jesus distanced himself from them. Whether something is wrong or right depends on entirely on the individual situation.
If am actions brings about the most amount of love then the action is write.