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situation ethics, in ethics and theology, the position that moral decision making is contextual or dependent on a set of circumstances. Situation ethics holds that moral judgments must be made within the context of the entirety of a situation and that all normative features of a situation must be viewed as a whole.
Situational ethics is a form of consequentialism (though distinct from utilitarianism in that the latter's aim is "the greatest good for the greatest number") that focuses on creating the greatest amount of love.
Oct 14, 2008 · In situation ethics, right and wrong depend upon the situation. There are no universal moral rules or rights - each case is unique and deserves a unique solution. Situation ethics rejects...
1. Situation Ethics Introduction; 2. Fletcher’s Overall Framework. Legalism; Antinomianism; A Middle Ethics: Situationism; 3. The Four Working Principles of Situationism. Principle 1. Pragmatism; Principle 2: Relativism; Principle 3: Positivism; Principle 4: Personalism; 4. How to Work out What to Do: Conscience as a Verb not a Noun; 5.
All About Philosophy. Situational Ethics: Joseph Fletcher. Situational Ethics was pioneered by Joseph Fletcher (1905-1991). His work, Situation Ethics, founded the modern situational ethics movement. Since then, almost every publication on situational ethics has referred to the model presented in Fletcher's writings.
Ethical decisions are not cut and dried most of the time and they exist in a grey area. No decision can be taken before considering the situation. Fletcher gives the example of a women in Arizona who learned that she might “bear a defective baby because she had taken thalidomide”.
1.5.1: Situation Ethics Introduction. Page ID. Table of contents. No headers. In the introduction to The Situation Ethics: The New Morality Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) develops what he calls an ethical non-system.
