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Situation Ethics

 

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The Puzzle of Ethics, Peter Vardy - There's a 10-page chapter on Situation Ethics. It's not Vardy's favourite theory, but he presents it accurately and includes criticisms.

AS/A2 Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics for OCR: Study Guide Bob Bowie- Less than a page on Situation Ethics. This is heavily cropped from Bowie's Ethical Studies. Why so short? The Foundation section is the weakest part of the book.

Ethical Studies (Second Edition) Bob Bowie- Much more in here (12 pages), and easy for students to access, explaining the theory with an evaluation too. Less of a challenge than Vardy - larger text, clearer structure, chapter summary at the end - but consequently less satisfying for the more able student.

Moral Problems, Michael Palmer - No section on Situation Ethics (this book has only 5 chapters), yet a wonderful excerpt from Fletcher's 'Ethical Aspects of Genetic Controls'. Challenging reading.

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