Situation Ethics
Explore Joseph Fletcher's Situation Ethics, where agape (unconditional love) is the only absolute, and all moral rules can be broken when love requires it.
Agape: The Foundation of Situation Ethics
Understand agape as unconditional, self-giving love—the sole absolute in Fletcher's Situation Ethics and Jesus' greatest commandment.
Fletcher's Six Propositions
Explore the six fundamental principles that explain how agape love functions as the foundation of Situation Ethics.
Fletcher's Four Working Principles
Learn the foundational presuppositions—Pragmatism, Relativism, Positivism, and Personalism—that underpin Situation Ethics.
Fletcher's View on Conscience
Discover how Fletcher redefines conscience as a verb—an active process of calculating the most loving action rather than a fixed moral compass.