1. Situation Ethics Starter – Joseph Fletcher brainstorm
Notes on one side of A4 paper…
LO s
To explore and consider the basic and central tenets of situation ethics
To begin to apply them to scenarios and to question it as an ethical theory

2. Situation Ethics
“The law of love is the ultimate law because it is the negation of law…love can never become fanatical in a fight for the absolute, or cynical under the impact of the relative.” Paul Tillich

3. Situation Ethics Modern Christian middle way between
1) Antinomianism – complete freedom from observing any moral law
2) Legalsim – excessive adherence to law
Forges a way that is based on AGAPE love

4. Four Pillars of Situation Ethics
Use handouts to explain each of these…
Pragmatism
Relativism
Positivism
Personalism
Extension – Which of these is more important and why? Extension – Agape notes

5. Agape – Basic Principles
Altruistic – Caring for the sake of caring
God is love – foundation for loving
Attitudinal – not emotional
Philanthropist – non-preferential society
Egoism – rejected
Other basics include; “Justice is loved distributed, nothing else.” The ends justify the means, variable and relative based on the situation.

6. Situation Ethics
Can a theory that rests on agape really be workable? Potential problems – discussion
“Justice is love distributed.” What does this mean?