Who made situation ethics?
Fletcher
What is agape?
Unconditional love
What is situation ethics based on
Agape, that love is the most good thing.
What is love the same of?
Justice
What is Pragmatism?
Based on experience then theory
What is Positivism?
Love is important
What is Personalism?
People are at the center of the theory
Support for situation ethics
Its flexible
It’s empathetic
It follows one simple rule
Jesus applied situation ethics by healing someone on Sabbath
Criticism of situation ethics
William Barclay believed humans can’t be trusted supported by Augustine’s view on human nature
Pope Plus XII called situation ethics individualistic
The theory is too individualistic