Weaknesses

Question 1

Why is rules are easier a weakness of SE?

Answer 1

Because not everyone is capable of making such moral choices or evaluating their life in this way.

Question 2

Why is you can’t predict the future a weakness of SE?

Answer 2

Because SE gives priority to consequences, however it requires you to predict the future.

Question 3

Why is freedom a weakness of SE?

Answer 3

Because William Barclay feels the freedom that situation ethics allows people is terrifying.

Question 4

Why is judgement a weakness of SE?

Answer 4

Because how can we judge people? Judgement relies on their being a clear rule which a person breaks.

Question 5

What are 2 academic criticisms of SE?

Answer 5

Glyn Simon.

Pope Pius XII

Question 6

What criticism did Glyn Simon have of fletcher and SE?

Answer 6

“A false spirituality or this kind has always haunted the thinking of clever men.”

Question 7

What did Pope Pius XII say about SE (Criticism)?

Answer 7

Situation ethics is an individualistic and subjective appeal to the concrete circumstances of actions to justify demands. Robinson agreed that SE is too individualistic and withdrew his support from situation ethics.

Question 8

What are 5 weaknesses of situation ethics?

Answer 8

The theory is impractical.
Rules are easier.
You can't predict the future.
Freedom.
Judgement.