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- 1What type of ethical theory is situation ethics?Hybrid
- 2The basic duty of situation ethics is to be..........Loving kind
- 3Fletcher described any ethical approach which rejects ALL rules and principles as.........Antinomian
- 4An ethical system based on a fixed set of rules is described by Fletcher as.............Legalistic
- 5For situation ethics the one thing which is intrinsically good is.............Love
- 6Fletcher claimed that love`s decisions are not made prescriptively, but............Situationally
- 7Agape love is illustrated by....Goodwill towards other people
This is a correct answer - 8love is the same as what, according to Fletcher?Justice
- 9In preference to dogmatism, situation ethics prefers......Pragmatism
- 10What is the best definition of the term 'personalism`?Putting people first
- 11As a relativist Fletcher would not use which of these words in dealing with moral problems?Always
- 12What does Fletcher mean by the term 'positivism`?People freely choose to believe in loving kindness
- 13Situation ethics is a hybrid theory because....It focuses on principles and consequences
- 14Fletcher`s IQ threshold for personhood is.......20
- 15A possible criticism of situation ethics is that.....It`s too vague
- 16Which of these criticisms might apply to an ethics based on agape love?It ignores special duties found in formal relationships
- 17Situation ethics differs from traditional Christian ethics because it does NOT focus on.....laws
- 18There are possible circumstances in which situation ethics might permit abortion?false
- 19Situation ethics can be seen as preferable to Kantian ethics, because ........It enables us to adapt to specific circumstances
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