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CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUES
RIGHT
WRONG
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ETHICS
• TA ETHEKA, the customary, the approved
• Accepted by Whom? On Whose Authority?
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SOURCE OF
ETHICAL VALUES
ABOVE
BELOW
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ETHICS:
THREE PERSPECTIVES
1. SITUATION
What is the dilemma?
What is the situation that
requires my response?
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ETHICS:
THREE PERSPECTIVES
2. NORM
What is Right?
What does God say?
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ETHICS:
THREE PERSPECTIVES
3. SELF
What is my attitude
toward the problem?
How do I relate
to the situation
and the norm?
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ETHICAL SYSTEMS
Consequential or
Teleological
• Assumes the End justifies the
Means.
• The outcome of actions/behavior
makes that action right.
• PROBLEM:
– Often elevates one absolute above all others
– Lacks subtlety and flexibility
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ETHICAL SYSTEMS
Authoritative or
Deontological
• An authoritative moral source to govern
behavior
• God, Natural Law, Reason
• Definitive standard
• PROBLEM:
– Deals with surface appearances
– Fails to consider mitigating circumstances
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ETHICAL SYSTEMS
Existential
• Assumes there is no objective
source for moral propriety
• Each is responsible for the
authenticity of his actions
• PROBLEM:
– Fails to provide a basis for distinguishing
moral from immoral behavior
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THREE
PERSPECTIVES
SITUATION
SELF
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NORM
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THREE
PERSPECTIVES
SELF
“RIGHT”
NORM
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SITUATION
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ETHICS AND VALUES
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SCRIPTURE
CHURCH CONSTITUTIONS
LEGAL, REGULATORY STATUTES
PERSONAL VALUES
INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES
RELIGIOUS VALUES
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ETHICAL GRID
THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS
• INTERPRET THE SITUATION
• ANALYZE ALL THE FACTORS AND
FORCES
• DETERMINE POSSIBLE COURSES
OF ACTION
• CHOOSE A COURSE OF ACTION
• IMPLEMENT THE COURSE OF
ACTION
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CHRISTIAN ETHICS
By using the Triadic system
of ethics, you may reach
an ethical decision that is
consistently Christian.
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