Situation ethics was developed in the 1960’s by an Anglican Priest‚ Joseph Fletcher. Situation Ethics is an ethical system which embraces the fact that love is the only moral criterion and all of our decisions/actions are to be judged by the question‚ “What is the most loving thing to do?” This question shows that whatever is the most loving thing to do in a situation is considered the right thing. Situation ethics means that there is no ethical standard that can be uniformly or consistently applied
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Social Relevance of Embryo Selection Embryo selection otherwise known as Designer babies raises a number of social‚ legal and ethical implications. Embryo selection is when the genetic characteristics of an embryo are determined in the early stages of development. This makes it possible to determine whether a fetus is male or female. Embryo selection has also been used before implantation in the womb to enabled thousands of parents to avoid passing on serious genetic diseases to their offspring
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new-born child has to do a piece of formative work which corresponds in the psychological sphere to the one just done by the embryo in the physical sphere. Before him there is a period of life different from that which he led in the womb; yet still unlike that of the man he is to become." Dr Marie Montessori termed the new born child’s as a spiritual embryo . The embryo has all the potential to attain the norm of a species in a preplaned environment .Here the term spritural means • Intelligence
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Wittgenstein’s Approach to Ethics Before attempting to articulate Wittgenstein’s views on ethics I believe we must first examine what he meant when he said ethics was a matter of which we could not sensibly speak. “Ethics‚ if it is anything‚ is supernatural and our words will only express facts” (A Lecture on Ethics 1965). If we couple that statement with “Only the supernatural can express the Supernatural” (Wittgenstein 1998‚ 3e). How then are we to speak of Wittgenstein’s ethics? Wittgenstein believes
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Situation Ethics is an agapeistic ethical theory; the Christian concept of unconditional love is the guiding principle of this theory. This theory was devised by Joseph Fletcher in the 1960s as a radical Christian ethic. It argues that agape is the only guiding principle in morality. This is taken from the golden rule in Christianity (love your neighbour as yourself). Agape is different from all other types of love like sexual love: it is unconditional. Situation Ethics rejects legalistic ethics
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What are the Key features of Situation Ethics? Situation ethics is a Christian ethical theory that was principally developed in the 1960’s by a priest called Joseph Fletcher and expanded by Bishop John Robinson. It is a teleological theory‚ but in contrast to utilitarianism; it is based on Christian principles‚ and primarily the promotion of agape. The moral worth of any action is judged on its consequences‚ not on the action itself. The judgement is made on how much love is produced by the action
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STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF SITUATION ETHICS PARAGRAPHS PRODUCED BY 12D (MARCH 2011) INTRODUCTION ‘Love and do what you want’ Augustine Inspired by Christian teachings on agape love‚ Joseph put forward Situation ethics in the 1960’s. Fletcher attempted to reconcile the strict legalist (binding rules) nature of the church with the antinomian (no rules apply) attitudes of an ever changing secular society. STRENGTHS One key strength of Situation Ethics is that it puts people before rules; personalism
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Is embryonic testing applicable in situation ethics? (30 marks) Embryonic testing allows people to clarify any disabilities or diseases which their child/children may suffer in the future. From this‚ couples can contemplate whether or not they would prefer to terminate the pregnancy or to continue with the procedure. There is conflict between individuals in society‚ as well as people from different teachings. Christians would be prohibited to terminate their pregnancy regardless of whether their
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The Child as Spiritual Embryo Montessori often compared the process of psychological and spiritual development to the physical unfolding of the human organism. Just as the material body first takes shape as a selfforming embryo‚ requiring during its formation the protection and nurturance of the womb that envelopes it‚ the human soul first appears in the newborn child in an embryonic form that requires nourishment from a psychic womb—the protective environment of loving‚ caring parents and
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Does an embryo experience pain? If the answer to this is yes‚ then it is easy to confirm that manipulating and discarding embryo is wrong. Is the embryo a person? During the embryo stage‚ the heart and nervous system are formed‚ meaning that they can experience pain and are considered a human. If the embryo is destroyed‚ this can cause pain. Therefore‚ destroying an embryo is wrong. The nervous system develops very early in life‚ so the nervous system is an important feature to produce pain and sensation
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