April 22, 2011 by

Article: Situationism and other classifications

This article follows Norman Geisler’s classification of moral theories into antinomianism (eg existential ethics), generalism (one general principle but no universal…

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April 17, 2011 by

Extract 3: Against situationism – Veritatis Splendor (1995)

This encyclical published by John Paul II in 1995 argues vigorously against situation ethics and proportionalism.  Instead, it is a defence…

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April 17, 2011 by

Extract 2: Article – Situation Ethics and Catholic morality

In this extract from an article by William Murphy (Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Wntr, 2008 by William…

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April 7, 2011 by

Extract 6:Pope Pius XII 1956

Quotes in this article extract are from Acta Apostolicae Sedis 44 (1956). In this document Pope Pius accuses Situation Ethics of…

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April 7, 2011 by

Handout: Situation Ethics

SITUATION ETHICS “All you need is love.” (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) This article by Richard Jacobs is taken from the…

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April 5, 2011 by

TEN POINTS FOR EUTHANASIA

As there are many extracts on this site against euthanasia,(see extracts 1,3,4,5 – the Churches seem to be unanimous here) below are…

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April 5, 2011 by

Extract 6:The Case for euthanasia

Here is an extract from a longer article giving a humanist, Aristotelean justification for euthanasia, by Paul Kurtz. Source: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6875/is_n3_8/ai_n25021537/ There are…

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April 5, 2011 by

Extract 5: Effect on public conscience

Here is the view of the Christian Medical fellowship, and is part of a longer article giving twelve arguments against euthanasia….

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April 5, 2011 by

Extract 4: Right to Life

PREDICTIONS FOR JUNE 2013 Philosophy and Ethics AS and A2 PAPERS You've made it to the right section! Thanks for buying…

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April 5, 2011 by

Extract 1: Bishop von Galen’s euthanasia sermon

On 3rd August 1941 in St. Lambert’s church Bishop Clemens August accused the Nazi regime of murdering mentally handicapped persons. He…

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