The four working principles (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Pragmatism in situation ethics is based on?
Pragmatism in situation ethics is based on?
Experience rather than theory
Pragmatism key question for situationists
Pragmatism key question for situationists
What works?
Pragmatism approach to moral decisions
Pragmatism approach to moral decisions
Case-by-case approach
Relativism: are there absolute fixed views?
Relativism: are there absolute fixed views?
No absolute and fixed view of right thing to do
Relativism: what are all judgements relative to?
Relativism: what are all judgements relative to?
Agapeic love
Fletcher's phrase about relativism
Fletcher's phrase about relativism
Relativizes the absolute, it does not absolutize the relative
Positivism in situation ethics definition
Positivism in situation ethics definition
Acceptance of agape through faith
Positivism: what belief must you start with?
Positivism: what belief must you start with?
God is love
Positivism: faith in what, not rules?
Positivism: faith in what, not rules?
Faith in love
Personalism: what is at the centre?
Personalism: what is at the centre?
Persons/human beings
Personalism: priority over laws?
Personalism: priority over laws?
Put people first
Jesus quote supporting personalism (Sabbath)
Jesus quote supporting personalism (Sabbath)
Sabbath made for man, not man for Sabbath
Fletcher's term for situation ethics (2 words)
Fletcher's term for situation ethics (2 words)
Principled relativism
Disadvantage: clarity of working principles
Disadvantage: clarity of working principles
Principles are vague
Disadvantage: what does it dismiss?
Disadvantage: what does it dismiss?
Biblical rules like 10 commandments