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The six fundamental principles
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- 1only one 'thing' is intrinsically good;namely,love:nothing else at allFletcher:calls this the New Testaments'law of love'.
Fletcher denies that love is some kind of thing as in a noun rather it is a action
only in God the divine being is love substantive
love as an active principle:a doing thing - 2the ruling norm of christian decisions is love:nothing elseFletcher:religious and moral laws given artificial status and understanding.
jesus accused of breaking sabbath rule
love is the new covenant
Fletcher argues situationist recognises the law for what it is- a distillation of the spirit of love rather than a compendium of the legalistic rules. - 3love and justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing elseAgape -giving love
- 4love wills the neighbour's good whether we liker him or notJesus urged everyone to "love your enemies"
Christian love leading to a 'radical obligation'
love becomes kenotic
pure love is discriminate in its application - 5only the end justifies the means,nothing elseany system that proposes that means are intrinsically good therefore absolute:fundamentally flawed.
what is the desired end? - 6Love's decisions are made situation ally,not prescriptivelyFletcher: sought for laws to become slaves to-only leads to failure.
end to ideology that proposes absurdities:real decision making-freedom is required.
All ethical decisions must be situation based: led by agape and not law based
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- Alevel Philosophy and ethics Flashcards on The six fundamental principles , created by Katy Howe on 12/03/2018.
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