Examine the Key Ideas of Situation Ethics (21 Marks) In this essay‚ I am going to examine the key features of Situation Ethics. Situation Ethics is a teleological theory that resolves ethical and moral issues relative to the situation and was developed at a time when society and the church were facing drastic and permanent change. It is most commonly associated with Joseph Fletcher and J.A.T Robinson and also William Barclay. Situation Ethics is also considered to be the method of ethical decision
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“How far is Situation Ethics’ a satisfactory approach to moral decision-making?” Joseph Fletcher’s situation ethics states that decision-making should be based upon the circumstances of a particular situation‚ and not fixated upon law. The principles of situation ethics derive from Jesus’ action of breaking the law when the situation demanded it for reasons of love. Hence Fletcher states‚ “The situationist follows a moral law or violates it according to love’s need”. Therefore a situationist would
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no rules in Situation Ethics.” Assess this claim Some people have criticised Situation Ethics‚ saying that it has no rules as each situation must be considered when making an ethical decision. But how accurate is this criticism? William Barclay is very vocal on this. He accuses Fletcher of heading towards anarchy. In his view we need rules in society. He says that rules are the result of our past experiences as a society and that to discard them is dangerous. His system of ethics is a deontological
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Week 1 Notes‚ Read chapter 1‚ Why study Ethics Perhaps the most straightforward answer to this question is that we‚ as individuals in society‚ face ethical decisions all the time. Having an ethical framework to draw upon‚ with a system of rules and principles to guide us‚ will help individuals when they are confronted with difficult decisions involving moral issues. As you are looking to become criminal justice professionals‚ studying ethics is especially important. As Pollack (2004) explains
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these dreams as inspiration for his poetry. One image plagued his dreams‚ which was the idea that war was a sort of "mouth of hell‚" and it was this image that inspired Owen’s poem Strange Meeting. Owen’s poem is also reminiscent of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s The Revolt of Islam‚ which also depicts a journey through a strange land. Wilfred Owen’s main objective when writing his poetry is to shed light on the gruesome and horrific reality of being a soldier‚ which counters the nationalistic propaganda that
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Business ethics are moral principles that guide the way a business behaves. The same principles that determine an individual”s actions also apply to business. Acting in an ethical way involves distinguishing between “right” and “wrong” and then making the “right” choice. It is relatively easy to identify unethical business practices. For example‚ companies should not use child labour. They should not unlawfully use copyrighted materials and processes. They should not engage in bribery. However‚
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This reading has to do with reliquaries and the artist that surrounded them as well as their sometimes strange shapes. When talking about reliquaries no one ever mentions how it actually came about. When reading this excerpt it mentions how patrons would usually make their own workshops for specific works of art and hire artist they thought would be good for the job. The patrons seemed to be very involved in the creation of these pieces of art even though they didn’t physically make them. It seems
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Strange Fruit Music has been very important part of people’s life since long time ago. Throughout the history‚ we could observe how people at those days used music as part of their lives. People became happy when they sing and listen to music. People were comforted by music when they were in deep sorrow. Furthermore‚ people sang music when they work‚ harvest‚ and worship god. We could see how our culture is closely interrelated with music. “Strange Fruit” is the music that was composed to reflect
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Some people would agree with the statement that situation ethics is a practical and effective method in calculating what the most morally justifiable answer is. Situation ethics is practical in its moral decision making because one of the key and fundamentals of this ethical system‚ the four presumptions‚ is pragmatism; the proposed course of action must work‚ and must work towards the end‚ or Love. For example if a mother of four was taken as a prisoner of war‚ thereby separated from her young family
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