Situation ethics Flashcards

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4 working principles

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  1. Pragmatism
  2. Relativism
  3. Positivism
  4. Personalism
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Fletcher and Robinson

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Humanity has ‘come of age’ meaning that it has become more mature so doesn’t need strict rules.

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William Barclay

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SE gives people a dangerous amount of freedom.

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Martin Luther

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‘Sola scripture’ argues that the Bible alone is the source of moral authority.

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W.L. Craig

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Argues that the Bible shows that God’s justice
is just as important as his love.

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Richard Mouw

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It doesn’t make sense to reduce Christian ethics to only follow one of Jesus’ commandments and not all of them.

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Pope Pius XII

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SE ignores too many of the commandments.

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C. Hitchens

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Loving your neighbour as yourself is only good is the way you love yourself is good.

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William Temple

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Most important rule in Christian doctrinal is agape love and this can be demonstrated in the parable of the Good Samaritan.

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Tillich

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SE is successful in supplying a middle way between legalism and antinomianism.

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Schopenhauer

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This shows from a secular point of view, compassion and agape love is the only way a person can act in a selfless way without the contamination from egoism and self-interest.

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Ramsey

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Universalisability and absolutist rules are essential rather than a need to apply them to a situation.

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Paul Ramsey

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Rule agapeism.

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