The four working principles (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What is the main purpose of the four working principles in situation ethics?
What is the main purpose of the four working principles in situation ethics?
To help understand how to apply agape
What is pragmatism based on in situation ethics?
What is pragmatism based on in situation ethics?
Experience rather than theory
What key question does a pragmatist focus on?
What key question does a pragmatist focus on?
What works?
In the Jodie & Mary case, what did Fletcher consider pragmatic?
In the Jodie & Mary case, what did Fletcher consider pragmatic?
Save one girl at expense of the other
What does relativism do to absolute laws of Christian ethics?
What does relativism do to absolute laws of Christian ethics?
Makes them relative
Which words should never be used according to relativism?
Which words should never be used according to relativism?
Never, complete, perfect, always
What does Fletcher mean by 'relativizes the absolute, it does not absolutize the relative'?
What does Fletcher mean by 'relativizes the absolute, it does not absolutize the relative'?
Rules depend on situation, not anything goes
What does positivism begin with in situation ethics?
What does positivism begin with in situation ethics?
Belief in the reality of love
What is at the centre of situation ethics according to personalism?
What is at the centre of situation ethics according to personalism?
Persons, not laws
Which biblical quote supports personalism in situation ethics?
Which biblical quote supports personalism in situation ethics?
Sabbath made for man, not man for it
What does Fletcher mean by 'principled relativism'?
What does Fletcher mean by 'principled relativism'?
Objective & universal yet individually applied
What is a key disadvantage of the four working principles?
What is a key disadvantage of the four working principles?
They are vague and subjective