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summary of situation ethics (quote)
The morality of an action depends on the situation
who created situation ethics
Joseph Fletcher
what year did Fletcher introduce this idea, why is this important
1963
people in the 60s were against the Christian legalistic views particularly due to the women’s suffrage movement
what two types of ethics is situation ethics seen as a middle pathway between?
legalistic ethics and antinomian ethics
what is legalistic ethics and the problems with it
set of moral rules and regulations
lifes complexities require additional laws and clarifications
what is antinomian ethics and the problems with it
belief in no ethical system, treating each situation as unique
there is no right and wrong or good and bad
what is the aim of situation ethics
to maximise agape (unconditional love)
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