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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Situational ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Situated ethics, often confused with situational ethics, is a view of applied ethics in which abstract standards from a culture or theory are considered to be far less important than the ongoing processes in which one is personally and physically involved, e.
		Situational ethics (also known as Situationism) refers to a particular view of ethics that states: the morality of an act is a function of the state of the system at the time it is performed.
		Situated ethics is an entirely different theory in which it is the actual physical, geographical, ecological and infrastructural state one is in, that determines one's actions or range of actions — green economics is at least partially based on that view.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Situational-ethics (1143 words)

	Situational ethics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Situational ethics (also known as Situationism) refers to a particular view of ethics that states: the morality of an act is a function of the state of the system at the time it is performed.
		The situational ethics theory was developed by Joseph Fletcher, an Episcopal priest, in the 1960s.
		Situated ethics is an entirely different theory in which it is the actual physical, geographical, ecological and infrastructural state one is in, that determines one's actions or range of actions — green economics is at least partially based on that view.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Situational_ethics (224 words)

	SuperEthics.com :: Holding Power Accoutable
		Ethics is one of the five major branches of philosophy, which attempts to distinguish that which is right from that which is wrong.
		His Christian derived ethics is seen most clearly in the concept of a 'teleological suspension of the ethical' - a moment when ethical reality is superseded by religious reality, such as Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac on Mt. Moriah and its prefiguration of God the father's sacrifice of Christ.
		There are several sub-branches of applied ethics examining the ethical problems of different professions, such as business ethics, medical ethics, engineering ethics and legal ethics, while technology assessment and environmental assessment study the effects and implications of new technologies or projects on nature and society.
	www.superethics.com (2195 words)

	Ethics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ethics (from the Ancient Greek "ethikos", meaning "arising from habit") is one of the major branches of philosophy, one that covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right, wrong, good, evil, and responsibility.
		One of the fundamental debates in ethics is between cognitivists and non-cognitivists.
		There are several sub-branches of applied ethics examining the ethical problems of different professions, such as business ethics, medical ethics, engineering ethics and legal ethics, while technology assessment and environmental assessment study the effects and implications of new technologies or projects on nature and society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethics (2585 words)

	Situational Ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Situational ethics refers to a particular view of ethics, in which absolute standards are considered less important than the requirements of a particular situation.
		They argue that ethics and morality are fundamental and cannot be based on practical, functional, or ethno-centric values; therefore, ethics must be based on something more persistent than one group's assessment of their current situation.
		Situated ethics is an entirely different theory in which it is the actual physical, geographical, ecological and infrastructural state one is in, determines ones actions or range of actions - green economics is at least partially based on that view.
	www.sfu.ca /~sbratt/LearningKit4/Situational_Ethics.htm (270 words)

	Atheist Ethicist: Situational Ethics
		People who practice this form of situational ethics are people who say something like, "the majority religion gets to dictate policy," when they are a member of the majority religion, while saying, “The majority religion must respect the rights of minority religions,” when they are a member of the minority religion.
		The claim from those who practice religious ‘situational ethics’ is that it is perfectly permissible to have this as a part of the Pledge, and to have ‘In God We Trust’ as the national motto.
		Situational ethics is great when in regards to one person, but when groups of people begin to legistlate their eithics because of their majority right to do so, problems arise.
	atheistethicist.blogspot.com /2006/04/situational-ethics.html (1574 words)

	Ethics
		Ethics (from the Ancient Greek "ἠθικός" ("ethikos"), meaning "theory of living"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of values and customs of a person or group and covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right, wrong, good, evil, and responsibility.
		Ethics has been applied to family structure, sexuality, and how society views the roles of individuals; leading to several distinct and unrelated fields of applied ethics, including feminism.
		Ethics is the general term for attempts to state or determine what is good, both for the individual and for the society as a whole.
	www.searchdoppler.com /ethics.htm (2703 words)

	The Prophets of Situational Morality
		Situational ethics does not say whether or not universal truths exists, but only that the state of the system at the time of the act must be considered when deciding if the action was morally justified.
		As a result, today’s conservative leaders have degenerated into situational moralists: rejecting pure situational ethics, they state that God set moral standards and universal truth, revealing them in the bible, but the constitution of those values is guided by the framework of the system in which they find themselves applied.
		To the left of that is Situational Ethics, which does not give an opinion on whether or not fixed moral laws exist, but does emphasize the necessity of evaluating the situation to determine if an action was morally justified.
	supremejustice.net /Government/situational_morality.htm (1985 words)

	Situational Ethics or Special Revelation?
		Situational Ethics teaches that in a given situation, the situation itself will determine the course of action.
		Situational Ethics and the “WWJD?” movement create a fictional theater in the mind for those followers of the jingle.
		The error of the “WWJD?” movement is the gradual decline into situational ethics at the expense of the Word of God.
	www.apuritansmind.com /Apologetics/SituationalEthicsWWJD.htm (2215 words)

	Situational Ethics
		Situational Ethics was pioneered by Joseph Fletcher (1905-1991).
		Situational Ethics, according to Fletcher's model, states that decision-making should be based upon the circumstances of a particular situation, and not upon fixed Law.
		Situational Ethics is supposedly based upon the Bible, yet it contradicts the Bible.
	www.allaboutphilosophy.org /situational-ethics.htm (539 words)

	Does the Bible teach situational ethics?
		Situational ethics now envelopes a code of ethics in which meeting the needs of each situation determines what is right or wrong.
		Situational ethics finds right and wrong to please the majority or a single person out of selfishness.
		Two foundational problems with situational ethics are the reality of an absolute truth and the concept of real love.
	www.gotquestions.org /situational-ethics.html (696 words)

	Situational Ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Situation ethics, then, does not attempt to abstract morally relevant features from one particular case and apply them to other similar cases, as with high casuistry.
		Situational Ethics found its start in the 1960's by Joseph Fletcher, and is usually associated as a "Christian Based" ethical summation.
		Incorporating training in situational ethics into the information security department, and into policies and plans can assist the company in understanding and applying situational ethics to various risk based scenarios that they have built into their business plans.
	blogs.ittoolbox.com /security/dmorrill/archives/situational-ethics-14570 (1025 words)

	Situational Ethics
		The situational ethics theory was first postulated during the 1960's by Joseph Fletcher.
		It was intended to be a middle ground position in the Christian world of ethics between antinomianism and legalism.
		In another real situation, a Romanian Jewish doctor aborted 3000 babies of Jewish mothers in concentration camps because, if pregnant, the mothers were to be incinerated.
	gospel-herald.com /genesis_studies/situational_ethics.htm (867 words)

	similarminds.com :: View topic - Situational ethics
		So, if Ethics are constructs and are built based on a necissarily incomplete view of reality (since no-one is really capable of encompassing every angle) they are really only 'fuzzy' roadmaps that might allow you to navigate one city (situation) and are not really even on the same scale as an all-encompassing god-vision...
		Obviously, we cannot all have different ethics that focus on individuals and we as humans simply cannot grasp the all-incompassing view all the time, though we may try, and this leaves us with ethics at a human level.
		Of course a 'perfect' set of ethics would have to allow for differences in each personal situation - unless we are saying that all should be fair and thus have the same rules apply to everyone - which would mean that the ethics would fit no one perfectly...
	www.similarminds.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=2554&highlight= (2931 words)

	Situational Ethics, Social Deception, and Lessons of Machiavelli: Office of the President - University of Oregon
		And a final group might even think of ethics as challenging because so often we are torn not between choosing right or wrong but rather choosing between two rights or two wrongs: we become confused, perplexed, even paralyzed, by the realization that our values actually seem in conflict.
		If you can't avoid the physical situation, you may still be able to change the psychological situation that leads the research subject to inflict senseless and brutal pain, or commit some other evil act.
		The challenge is not only the extreme ethics of murder and deceit; it is more in the dangerous immorality of civic disengagement and indifference.
	president.uoregon.edu /speeches/situationalethics.shtml (4257 words)

	Ethics
		Ethics are a personal set of values used by an individual to guide their actions, and to recognize any obligation.
		Ethics are a continuously evolving code of conduct dependent upon circumstances and the life experiences of the individual.
		Ethics should be used to help each of us define our life so that we live according to the highest ideals that we, as individuals, prescribe to.
	www.users.qwest.net /~blackburns/Ethics.html (1772 words)

	Random Journalistic Ethics at CBS
		Journalistic ethics, as I understand it, requires reporters to promise confidentiality to sources who break the law and their own duty of confidentiality by passing on classified or otherwise secret information to the media.
		Call it "Random Ethics," or "What do we believe today?" It seems that the network's tattered magazine show, "60 Minutes," has decided that its story about the apparently forged documents that "showed" that Iraq had attempted to purchase nuclear material from Niger is too sensitive to broadcast so close to the election.
		The truth is that CBS is hiding behind supposed journalistic ethics to avoid the fair and natural consequences of its previous lack of standards and professionalism.
	www.ethicsscoreboard.com /list/cbs2.html (732 words)

	Situation Ethics
		The view that ethical judgments must be made within the context of the entirety of the situation and that all normative features of a situation must be viewed as a whole, that is, that there are no fixed moral recipes applicable to every dilemma.
		Situation ethics, then, does not attempt to abstract morally relevant features from one particular case and apply them to other similar cases, as with high casuistry.
		According to Fletcher’s situational ethics, brotherly love was to be manifested differently in different situations by discovering the most loving act through calculating its consequences with respect to the specific circumstances.
	www.ascensionhealth.org /ethics/public/issues/situation.asp (194 words)

	Joseph Fletcher
		Situation Ethics states that in every situation each individual is responsible for reviewing the rules, norms and guidelines for action; then implementing or setting aside those rules so that Love is best served.
		These propositions are described by Fletcher in Situational Ethics as “…the six propositions on which it [situational ethics] rests.” These propositions are to be considered as guidelines or maxims to be used.
		Someone using the Situational Ethics framework would consider these principles (or "rules") and then discard them -- believing that relative to the absolute of "love thy neighbor as God would love you" the ultimate manifestation of Love is that the children should not go hungry.
	home.earthlink.net /~rlindbeck/fletcher.htm (952 words)

	BrethrenAssembly.Com: SituationalEthics
		Situation ethics removes God from the throne as the moral sovereign of the universe, and substitutes man in his place.
		There is not a word in the Scriptures that endorses the false story she told in concealing the spies, and it is utter desperation that grasps at this narrative in an attempt to justify situation ethics.
		Situation ethics is a popular belief in a world bent on departure from God.
	www.trinitytheology.org /Brethren/SituationalEthics (1653 words)

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		According to the dictionary, ethics is defined as, "The study and philosophy of human conduct, with emphasis on the determination of right and wrong." This is not an especially helpful definition because it begs the question of what is right and what is wrong.
		Optometrists are frequently tempted to abandon the absolute ethics of laws, etc., and utilize situational ethics, which often seem logical and rational.
		Ethics is a very complex concept and what is ethical in any given situation can be difficult to determine.
	www.opt.pacificu.edu /ce/catalog/15155-JP/Ethics2.html (5502 words)

	Stewart verdict highlights flaws of situational ethics Los Angeles Business Journal - Find Articles
		Ethics is a code of conduct that recognizes the difference between right and wrong.
		At least one source may be the belief that there is such a thing as situational ethics, dubbed by some as the "new morality." Under this theory, absolute concepts of right and wrong do not exist and individuals are encouraged to believe that one person's morals are as good as another's.
		Further, under situational ethics, determining what is right and wrong is considered to be a personal decision, dependent on one's own personal value system.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_11_26/ai_n5996462 (554 words)

	Resources - Lying, cheating foreigners? Negotiating ethics across cultures - 27 October 2005
		A situational factor is one that is characteristic of the decision setting (as compared to being characteristic of the decision maker) that is expected to influence the decision making process and outcome.
		National culture influences both the nature of these situational variables (for example the exact goal that is sought in a negotiation) and how the situational variables are understood (for example how committed a negotiator is to the organisational goals).
		Codes of ethics influence both the recognition of an ethical dilemma and the acceptable process by which dilemmas are resolved.
	www.brisinst.org.au /resources/brisbane_institute_ethics.html (1614 words)

	Ethics commentary
		SITUATIONAL ETHICS AND SITUATIONAL MORALITY: (1998) Milton Friedman said that "there is only one and only one social responsibility of business- to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits, so long as it stays within the rules of the game..
		That is a grueling slap at the few of us who attempt to foster ethics, knowledge and integrity so that consumers know the truth- yet you belittle this attempt on an ongoing basis through an effective validation of the majority who act with contempt to the issues of integrity and trust.
		Despite a perception among M.B.A. students that ethics and values are increasingly important in the workplace, only 22 percent of respondents said their schools were doing "a lot" to prepare them to handle workplace conflicts involving mismanagement or fraud.
	www.efmoody.com /ethics/commentary.html (7154 words)

	MEDIATING EFFECTS OF SITUATIONAL ETHICS ON THE AGENCY PROBLEM
		A manager’s perception of the fairness of the self-interested action, which is the situational ethics of a given managerial decision, is context-specific.
		These findings suggest that situational factors such as the fairness of an action may be important in determining the ethical behavior of individuals in managerial accounting situations.
		In this paper, we contribute to the accounting ethics research literature by providing experimental evidence on the extent to which, after controlling for moral development, an agent’s perceptions of fairness affects the classic agency conflict of interest, and thus affects the agent’s actions.
	aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu /cpa2005/papers.htm/8262webb.htm (7503 words)

	Situation Ethics
		Although he subtitled the work "the new morality," Fletcher was not advocating an entirely new ethic or morality; Situation Ethics was simply one concise and well publicised statement of a trend in Christian ethics that had been growing for decades.
		Reference to these four positions will place Fletcher's Situation Ethics in a theological and casuistic context and enable us to consider his propositions in a more enlightened sense than is possible through his writing alone.
		Situation ethics is thus fundamentally neocausuistic; its operation and outcome depends wholly on individual cases, not on precedent or on principles.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/655.htm (2451 words)

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