SITUATION

ETHICS
Group 11
Angel Abrencillo
Mica Ella1 Alcaide
Miles Aquino
Vea Aranilla
 SITUATION
ETHICS
It believes that every moral decision would
always be depending on a particular context.

Ethical view that does not uphold any moral

principle to be the basis of universal moral
decisions.

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 THE MORAL
PHILOSOPHY OF
JOSEPH FLETCHER
Legislative Approach
Uphold certain general moral principles, laws, or norms by
which to judge, determine, and resolve moral issues and
decisions.

Antinomian Approach
It frees the people from the obligations of the moral law. This
approach uphold that there should be no precepts or moral
principles that are enslaving people.

Situationist Approach
The way between legalist and antinomian lack of principles. It
also states that the rightness of an act depends upon a particular
situation. But, whatever the situation would be, one should
always act in the name of Christian love.
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THREE TYPES OF LOVE

Erotic Love Filial Love Agapeic Love

Comes from the Latin
Comes from the Greek word "filius" which
word “epoc” (eros). A means "son“. This refers
love that normally exist to the love that exist
between man and between a parent and
woman ; man and man ; child; between brothers
woman and woman. and sister.
Comes from a Greek
word “agape" which
refers to "universal
love“. This love refers to
ones care and concern
towards others
irrespective of who they
are.
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THE SIX FORMULATION OF CHRISTIAN
LOVE
The ultimate norm of Christian
decision is love, nothing else.

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Only one thing is intrinsically good, Love and justice are the same; for
namely love; nothing else. justice is love distributed.

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THE SIX FORMULATION OF
CHRISTIAN LOVE
Only the end justifies the means,
nothing else.

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Love wills the neighbor's goods, Decisions are ought to be made

whether we like them or not. situationally, not prescriptively.

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THE FOUR WORKING PRINCIPLES OF
SITUATION ETHICS
Pragmatism Relativism

The actions are considered Moral actions are not

morally right if it is dependent upon following
practical. the law. It uses the general
rules and tries to determine
the best action to be
performed in the situation..

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THE FOUR WORKING
PRINCIPLES OF SITUATION
ETHICS
Positivism
The person should have
faith first that love is the
right or wrong before
reasoning. Love is guided
by morality.
Personalism
Person should comes
first before law. The law
is emplaced to serve the
people and achieve the
maximum love for
people.
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EXAMPLES OF
SITUATION ETHICS
1. Deceiving a group of men into a thinking that you are an
acquaintance of the girl they were trying to sexually
harassed.

2. A kid stealing at the store due to extreme hunger and

poverty.

3. Juan, a waste trader, searched for the lost money (income

obtained from waste trading) that caused him to be late for
the class.

4.You are the one in charge of the shop, you thought of

stealing money since you are not paid enough.