PPT-The Principles of Situation Ethics

Nod Aim To discover how Joseph Fletcher justified his ethical theory through principles Agape Love Guiding principle of all moral decision making Jesus speaks often of love agape St Paul explains that love is the only obligation. Is the right thing to do always the most . loving thing. ?. Give an EXAMPLE to back up your POINT.. EXTENSION:. . Can you give a . COUNTER ARGUMENT . to your own point?. Objective. To use memory recall, exam questions, a real life . Jen Davies, M.A., . Ed.D. .(C), CCC. OISE Student and Manager, Career Development at U of T Scarborough (UTSC). Self-Disclosure. “I’ve been everywhere, man” (Johnny Cash). Several post-secondary institutions and immigrant services, with clients including:. What is meant by situation ethics?. Situation Ethics is... Idea decisions should be based on the most loving thing to do. Idea began with an American Christian thinker Joseph Fletcher. . Fletcher felt that just using the Bible was wrong so instead should use Jesus’ commandment to love your neighbour as yourself and on the situation. The elements of situation ethics were described by Joseph Fletcher;. Charlotte Vardy. “Sometimes you’ve . gotta. put your principles to one side and do the right thing. ”… . Making ethical decisions…. Traditional systems (Natural Law, Kantian Ethics) focus on the action and make ABSOLUTE rules.. What does it mean for an action to be loving. ?. How might love be defined. ?. Is moral behaviour about following rules or working things out for ourselves. ?. Are there unbreakable laws to govern moral behaviour, or should we make our own moral decisions?. Jan Deckers. School of Medical Sciences. Education Development. Email:. . jan.deckers@ncl.ac.uk. Objectives. To reflect. on what (research) ethics is.. To develop. your skills as an ethical researcher.. The ethics of reporting on sensitive documents and classified . information. Journalism 430/Communication . Law. California State University, . Long Beach. Gwen Shaffer, PhD. “. Ethics requires that intelligence fuse . Nod / Aim: To discover how Joseph Fletcher justified his ethical theory through principles. Agape - Love. Guiding principle of all moral decision making. Jesus speaks often of love (agape). St Paul explains that love is the only obligation. : Catholicism . and . criticism. Nod / Aim: To discover to what extent Situation Ethics is compatible with Catholic teaching and what are its weaknesses.. Pair task. In pairs decide what are the main strengths and the weaknesses of Situation Ethics. 1905-91. American ethicist. Taught . christian. ethics at Harvard. Ordained as an episcopal priest. After publication of situation ethics, he became an atheist in 1967. 1967, he was named humanist of the year. . Specification content. Fletcher’s rejection of other approaches within ethics: legalism, antinomianism and the role of conscience. Fletcher’s rational for using the religious concept of ‘agape’. TO KNOW TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN WAYS OF MAKING MORAL DECISION. S. To understand the social context of situation ethics. TO deduce from the evidence the basic underlying principles of situation ethics. What period do you think these pictures are from and why?. Abortion. Euthanasia and assisted suicide. Capital Punishment. Genetic engineering (cloning, designer babies, genetic research) . When applying Natural Law:. The fact that Natural Law is absolute. Which of the primary precepts affect the issue?. Dr. . Anosh. . Narzary. Asst. Prof. Dept. of Philosophy. Bengtol. College, . Bengtol. What is ethics?. . Ethics. , also called moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles..