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Fletcher's 6 Fundamental Principles
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- 11. 'ONLY ONE THING IS INTRINSICALLY GOOD; NAMELY LOVE: NOTHING ELSE AT ALL'1. DEFINITION: Only love is good in itself. Actions aren't intrinsically good or evil, they are good or evil depending on what they promote the most loving result. They are extrinsically good, depending on circumstances and consequences.
- 22. 'THE RULING NORM OF CHRISTIAN DECISION IS LOVE: NOTHING ELSE'2. DEFINITION: This asserts that love replaces law. It means that the love is self-giving and seeks the best interest of others but allows people the freedom and responsibility to choose the right thing to do for themselves.
- 33. 'LOVE AND JUSTICE ARE THE SAME, FOR JUSTICE IS LOVE DISTRIBUTED, NOTHING ELSE.'3. DEFINITION: This means love and justice can't be separated from each other; they are inseparable. So when love is put into practice in moral decision making, it can only result in justice giving everyone in the situation a loving result.
- 44. 'LOVE WILLS THE NEIGHBOUR'S GOOD, WHETHER WE LIKE HIM OR NOT.'4. DEFINITION: The love that Fletcher is concerned about isn't a matter of feeling, but of the attitude of the will towards the other person. It isn't sentimental or erotic (phileo and eros) but rather a desire for the love of another person. This is the NT agape love, doesn't matter who the other person is!!
- 55. 'ONLY THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, NOTHING ELSE'5. DEFINITION: Situation ethics deals with the end results, to follow absolutes is impossible, the end must be the most loving. One must consider the desired end, the means available, the motive for acting and the forseeable consequences.
- 66. 'LOVE'S DECISIONS ARE MADE SITUATIONALLY, NOT PRESCRIPTIVELY'6. DEFINITION: This asserts that for real decision making, freedom is required, all ethical decisions must be situation based led by agape and not principle based.
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- A-Levels R.E Flashcards on Fletcher's 6 Fundamental Principles, created by Katie Hanlon on 10/05/2013.
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