Application of Ethical Theories (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Primary precept violated by theft in natural moral law
Primary precept violated by theft in natural moral law
Living in an ordered society
Aquinas: can theft ever be justified?
Aquinas: can theft ever be justified?
Yes, with proportionate reasons (e.g. starving person)
Aquinas: key difference between theft & lying re: saving life
Aquinas: key difference between theft & lying re: saving life
Right to steal to save life; never lawful to lie to save life
Natural moral law solution to lying in extreme cases
Natural moral law solution to lying in extreme cases
Hide truth prudently/use misleading truth
The only absolute in situation ethics
The only absolute in situation ethics
Agapeic love (unconditional love)
Fletcher's principle connecting love and justice
Fletcher's principle connecting love and justice
Love is justice distributed
Situation ethics: intrinsic moral status of lying
Situation ethics: intrinsic moral status of lying
No intrinsic right or wrong; entirely situational
Main focus of virtue ethics
Main focus of virtue ethics
Character development through habituation
Aristotle's position on theft in Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle's position on theft in Nicomachean Ethics
Always base; doing it at all is wrong
Virtue ethics concept for extreme situations
Virtue ethics concept for extreme situations
Taking the mean to the extreme