Ethics Final 1

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What does Antinomianism teach?

Back 1

There are no universal or absolute moral norms.

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Who is the classic proponent of Antinomianism?

Back 2

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Who are the other proponents?

Back 3

1) Julian Huxley
2) Jean-Paul Sartre

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What does it mean that Antinomianism is de facto?

Back 4

It is a self-defeating system

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Why is antinomianism impractical?

Back 5

Humans need absolutes to exist

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Why is antinomianism irrational and illogical?

Back 6

Two contradictory positions cannot both be correct

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As it relates to antinomianism, what does the Bible contain?

Back 7

Many axiomatic moral norms

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What is generalism?

Back 8

There are no universal or absolute moral norms, only general principles

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Who is the classic proponent of generalism?

Back 9

Jeremy Bentham

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Who is a second proponent of generalism?

Back 10

John Stuart Mill

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Why is generalism reducible to antinomianism?

Back 11

It holds that there are no universal or absolute moral norms

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What is situationalism?

Back 12

There is only one universal and absolute moral norm

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Under situationalism, how will the right things to do vary?

Back 13

By agent and by situation

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Who is the classic proponent of situationalism?

Back 14

Joseph Fletcher

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Who is a second proponent of situationalism?

Back 15

Emil Brunner

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What is wrong with one universal moral norm in situationalism?

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The norm changes with situation and agent and therefore is not really a moral norm at all

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Why is situationalism reducible to antinomianism?

Back 17

It ultimately denies the existence of moral absolutes

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What is a scriptural problem with situationalism?

Back 18

Scripture reveals that unregenerate human beings are incapable of loving others and even Christians have a tough time loving others.

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What does conflicting absolutism teach?

Back 19

there are many universal absolute moral norm that can and do conflict because we live in a fallen world

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When would we be forced to break moral norms?

Back 20

choosing the lesser of two evils

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What is our response when we break a moral norm?

Back 21

repent and seek forgiveness

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What does conflicting absolutism emphasize?

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1) God's holiness and man's sinfulness
2) The fallenness of creation

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Who is the classic proponent?

Back 23

Helmut Thielcke

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Who are the other proponents?

Back 24

1) Luther
2) Packer
3) Lutzer
4) Montgomery

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What does it seem to make Jesus' incarnation?

Back 25

Less authentic or artificially engineered since he never sinned

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How does conflicting absolutism make God unjust?

Back 26

if He allows mankind to exist in an environment in which he has to sin, yet still holds man accountable for "necessary" transgressions

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What does this view minimize?

Back 27

personal holiness

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What does this view have a tenuous view of?

Back 28

the nature of law

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Why would this view be over simplistic?

Back 29

because it does not look for a way out of potentially sinful situations

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Why does this view seem to be anthropocentric?

Back 30

it puts man in charge of deciding which laws to break when two laws are in apparent conflict

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What does Graded Absolutism teach?

Back 31

There are many universal and absolute moral norms that can and do conflict

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How are the moral norms arranged?

Back 32

in a hierarchy of merit

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How does this work?

Back 33

It is not sinful to break a lower moral norm in order to keep the higher moral norm.

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What are the six evidences?

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1) Jesus' references to the least of these commandments
2) Jesus' claim that "this is the first and greatest commandment"
3) Jesus' reference to the "weightier matters of the law"
4) Paul's claim that "the greatest of these is love"
5) The apparent unavoidability of moral conflict in real life
6) The apparent moral conflicts in Scripture

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Who is the classic proponent?

Back 35

Norman Geisler

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Who are the other proponents?

Back 36

1) Davis
2) John Feinbury
3) Paul Feinbury
4) Akin

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What is the first problem stated as a question with this view?

Back 37

Who sets the hierarchy and how are we to know it?

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How does this view redefine sin?

Back 38

as non-sin when an absolute is broken in a given situation

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Why would this view be over simplistic?

Back 39

because it does not look for a way out of potentially sinful situations

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Why does this view seem to be anthropocentric?

Back 40

it puts man in charge of deciding which laws to break when two laws are in apparent conflict

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What do the verses that may indicate higher level of moral norms tell us?

Back 41

They don't say conflict will occur between bigger and lower norms

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What does this view resemble?

Back 42

situational ethics

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What does it have a tenuous view of?

Back 43

the nature of law

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What is Non-conflicting Absolutism?

Back 44

There are many universal and absolute moral norms and conflict between them cannot occur, it's only apparent

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What is the apparent conflict the result of?

Back 45

Human misperception of circumstances

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What are the three arguments offered in favor of this view?

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1) Moral norms rooted in God's character, which is absolute and non-contradictory
2) Entire biblical record focuses on conflict between believers and moral norms
3) Practically speaking, it minimizes the moral agent and marginalizes the law-giver

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Who is the classic proponent?

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John Murray

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Who are the other proponents?

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1) Frame
2) Augustine
3) Kant
4) Hodge
5) most ethicists in Protestant tradition

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What is one of the problems with this view?

Back 49

Real life experiences seem to testify that conflict does occur.