Utilitarianism & Situation Ethics Flashcards
What is ‘rule utilitarianism’?
Acting according to morally correct rules.
What is ‘act utilitarianism’?
Acting according to the consequences.
What does ‘propinquity’ mean?
Remoteness.
What is the ‘harm principle’?
The majority may only put pressure on the minority if it prevents harm.
Give an example of a ‘low pleasure’.
Drunkenness.
Give an example of a ‘high pleasure’.
Reading or listening to opera.
Who said: ‘better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied’?
John Stuart Mill.
Who wrote situation ethics?
Joseph Fletcher.
What principle is the basis for situation ethics?
Doing the most loving thing: agapé.
Who said ‘love is patient, love is kind’?
St Paul.
In what sense is situation ethics a relativistic theory?
There are no absolute moral rules that must be obeyed in all situations.
What did Vardy mean when he spoke about ‘personalism’?
Vardy meant that ‘personalism’ puts people first.
What is fecundity?
Does the act make things better or worse?
