1. Agape love: a Christian, non-reciprocal, friendly love felt for all
Situation Ethics
Agape love: a Christian, non-reciprocal, friendly love felt for all
6 Propositions:
These should be kept in mind when seeking a decision
Only love is intrinsically good.
Love replaces law.
Love and justice are the same.
Agape love should be felt for all universally.
The end justifies the means.
Decisions should be made situationally.
Key people:
Joseph Fletcher
3 Types of moral thinking:
Legalistic: an absolute set of rules that direct how you behave
Antinomian: no rules or laws
Situational: moral action depends on the situation
Key Principles:
Agape love
4 working principles
3 types of moral thinking
6 propositions
Conscience
Conscience:
Not a part of a person
A ‘doing’ action or process
Describes attempts to make proper decisions
Reason making moral judgements
4 Working Principles:
Pragmatism: must be practical
Personalism: Put people first
Positivism: have faith in love
Relativism: relative to Christian love
This theory is:
Teleological