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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Legalism | The idea that morality is about following fixed laws eg. The Ten Commandments |
| Antinomianism | There are no fixed rules. Be spontaneous and do whatever you want eg. 1960s hippies |
| Joseph Fletcher (1905-1991) | American Anglican theologian, who was the founder of Situation Ethics |
| Situation Ethics | Joseph Fletcher's 1966 claim that Christians should always act on the basis of love. |
| Nominalistic | There are no universal situations, every situation is different and unique |
| The two great commandments | As defined by Jesus: love God and love your neighbour. Love= agape |
| Agape | The Greek term for brotherly love, charity. The unconditional love that acts for the benefit of others. |
| Conscience | According to Fletcher, the act of working out what is the most loving thing to do |
| Six Propositions | Love is intrinsically 'good' Love is the only guiding moral principle Love is always 'just' Love is not the same as 'liking' Love is the goal of all moral actions Love decides in each unique situation |
| Four working principles | Pragmatism Relativism Positivism Personalism |
| Bishop John A T Robinson | British Bishop who supported Situation Ethics and described it as the 'New Morality' |
| Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) | 1797 essay "On the supposed right to tell lies from benevolent motives' |
| Lying | If it is the most loving thing to do then it is 'good' and not just a 'necessary evil' |
| Relativism | Each decision only relates to the circumstances of that particular situation |
| Subjective | Each decision is dependent upon the particular point of view of the person making the decision |
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