"Situation Ethics is not helpful when making moral decisions" Discuss. by

Does any moral system offer an effective solution?

theologyphilosophyrgs1 — 2025-10-17 08:33:58 UTC

Is it more useful as a personal ethics code, rather than a societal ethics code?

20barkhar — 2025-10-17 08:37:01 UTC

depends on predicting what will bring the most loving result, but we can’t always know the outcome

2025-10-17 08:37:45 UTC

Is flexible

2025-10-17 08:38:05 UTC

Romy

2025-10-17 08:38:05 UTC

provides flexible guidelines applicable to modern day moral dilemmas

Too vague

2025-10-17 08:38:26 UTC

Undermines the absolute word of God

2025-10-17 08:38:54 UTC

Love as a principle is hard to object to.

2025-10-17 08:39:37 UTC

If we love others, we still want what’s best for them. This is more compassionate than some versions of utilitarianism which focuses on pleasure and pain

20regaara — 2025-10-17 08:40:46 UTC

agape- always do the most loving thing = good moral guidance as encourages love for all

places love at the centre of decisions, most compassionate way to act

2025-10-17 08:41:56 UTC

love is the overarching principle

DanMott — 2025-10-17 08:42:07 UTC

Love is a principle that is difficult to object to and in most situations will bring about a compassionate outcome

SE allows there to be a middle ground between legalism and antimonianism

2025-10-17 08:42:13 UTC

20regaara — 2025-10-17 08:43:04 UTC

no exact way to apply it to moral problems- but it’s good as support

what is a helpful decision making framework?

DanMott — 2025-10-17 08:43:36 UTC

Can there ever be a RIGHT moral decision? Is a helpful moral decision making framework just something that is easy to apply? Because in that case absolutist rules would be the most helpful but if it is something that is adaptable, Situation ethics is incredibly helpful