The six propositions (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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What do the Six Propositions outline
What do the Six Propositions outline
A definition of agape in practice
Prop 1: What is intrinsically good
Prop 1: What is intrinsically good
Love only (actions are extrinsically good/bad)
Actions in Situation Ethics are...
Actions in Situation Ethics are...
Extrinsically good or bad (based on consequences)
Prop 2: The ruling norm in Christian decisions
Prop 2: The ruling norm in Christian decisions
Love - it replaces all laws
Paul's teaching in Galatians 2:16
Paul's teaching in Galatians 2:16
Justified by faith and love, not works of law
Prop 3: Relationship between love and justice
Prop 3: Relationship between love and justice
They are the same - justice is love distributed
Type of love in Prop 3
Type of love in Prop 3
Calculating and preferential
Prop 4: Love wills the neighbor's good...
Prop 4: Love wills the neighbor's good...
Regardless of whether the neighbor is liked or not
Characteristics of agape love
Characteristics of agape love
Non-selfish, unconditional, asks nothing in return
Prop 5: What justifies the means
Prop 5: What justifies the means
Only the end (love as the goal)
Prop 5: Type of ethical approach
Prop 5: Type of ethical approach
Relativist and teleological
Prop 6: When love decisions are made
Prop 6: When love decisions are made
Situationally as they arise, not prospectively
Jesus to woman caught in adultery
Jesus to woman caught in adultery
Go now and leave your life of sin
Key disadvantage of Six Propositions
Key disadvantage of Six Propositions
Consequential - can't be sure of outcomes