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Humanist of the Year. Joseph Francis Fletcher (April 10, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey - October 28, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia) [1] was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
- Situation Ethics Introduction. In the introduction to The Situation Ethics: The New Morality Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) develops what he calls an ethical non-system.
- Fletcher’s Overall Framework. Fletcher says there are two unattractive views in ethics: “Legalism” and “Antinomianism”, and one attractive view which sits in between them: “Situationism”.
- The Four Working Principles of Situationism. Principle 1. Pragmatism. The situationalist follows a strategy which is pragmatic. What does that mean? Well it does not mean that Fletcher is a pragmatist.
- How to Work out What to Do: Conscience as a Verb not a Noun. For Fletcher “conscience” plays a role in working out what to do. He says “conscience” is a verb and not a noun.
Situation ethics is a moral framework that depends on the context and circumstances of each situation. It was developed by Joseph F. Fletcher, an American theologian, who opposed both moral absolutism and relativism. Learn more about situation ethics and its relation to ethical relativism.
Joseph Francis Fletcher (1905-1991) was a philosopher and theologian who pioneered moral theory and biomedical ethics. He is best known for his book Situation Ethics, which advocated a consequentialist ethic based on love and agape.
Joseph Fletcher 1905 – 1991. The inventor of the ethical theory, situation ethics, or situationism or situational ethics in the 1960s, his classic work was the book of the theory, Situation Ethics: The New Morality (1966, Philadelphia: Westminster Press).
Jan 5, 2018 · Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) was a philosopher and bioethicist who advocated situational ethics and dehumanized people with disabilities or genetic defects. His ideas influenced the development of bioethics and the acceptance of eugenics, abortion, infanticide, and genetic engineering.
Joseph Fletcher (1934-1984) was a renowned scholar of Qing history, Manchu sources, and Islam in China. He taught at Harvard for most of his career and received the Levinson Teaching Prize in 1983.
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