1.7 Situation Ethics Flashcards
What is agape love?
unconditional love of God
Who proposed situation ethics?
Fletcher
what is Fletcher’s background?
American priest who later rejected God and became a humanist
What was the context of the 1960s?
Lots of social action movements e.g. anti-war, feminism, civil rights
What is the cab driver anecdote?
when asked the cab driver stated that he would put his principles aside to do the right thing and vote against the party he and his family usually voted for
What type of ethical theory is SE?
teleological
What does SE say about rules?
the only rule is love
What is SE the midway of?
antinomianism and legalism
What is antinomianism
ethical theories without rules
What are legalistic ethics?
ethical theories with only rules
Finish Fletcher’s quote: “the morality of an action …
“depends on the situation”
Finish Fletcher’s quote: “the situation follows a moral law …
or violates it according to love’s need
What bible story shows Jesus was a rebel?
Jesus healing on the Sabbath
What is the most important rule according to Jesus?
“Love thy neighbour as yourself”
What is the case of a Jewish woman and her baby hiding from the Nazis
The woman’s baby would not stop crying so the woman smothered her baby to save everybody else
