situation ethics
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of situation ethics
Translation of German situationsethik (1950)
Example Sentences
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This is, in effect, a return to situation ethics.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2014
"And what I can tell you is that when I did things that were wrong, I wasn't trapped in situation ethics, I was doing things that were wrong, and yet, I was doing them."
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2011
The group was also apparently done in by Hunt's so-called paradox philosophy, readymade situation ethics that exempted them from common precepts of right and wrong.
From Time Magazine Archive
As defined in a widely read book by Episcopalian Joseph Fletcher, situation ethics holds that there are always circumstances in which absolute principles of behavior break down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout society, clear-cut distinctions between morally right and wrong are being replaced by situation ethics.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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