Starter A teenage girl has become pregnant as a result of being raped by a close family member. She’s very poor and very young. How would legalists, antinomians and situationists go about considering what the moral thing to do is?
Situation Ethics Evaluated LO s To understand the fundamentals of a proportionalist approach To compare to situation ethics and evaluate the extent to which it is superior Homework – Jot key points from wider reading homework down graffiti style on mini-whiteboards.
Proportionalism Somewhere between Natural Law and Situation Ethics. Believe that a set of moral norms such as natural law should be loosely applied depending on the situation. Use of them is ‘proportional’ in that they are guidelines/rules of thumb and the amount of application depends of situation or circumstance. Discuss how this compares to situation ethics…
Video Task Using either ‘live writing’ or ‘silent standing’ video styles, create in pairs or small groups a video focusing on one of the following:- 1) Situation Ethics Explained 2) Situation Ethics Applied 3) Proportionalism vs Situation Ethics 4) Weaknesses with SE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFOT6ZXVmY&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UouP8cRYZ8 A3 paper available. HWK to record if not completed this lesson.