Situation ethics

• Killing someone shows no agape love
• Motivation has to be pure and always loving 


  e/g killing a murderer
• If a murderer killed in self-defence...


  ...then it would be wrong to kill them as there's no chance for them to redeem themselves (not their fault)
• No set view

  assessed situationally
• Must decide what love demands
• Traditional church teaching

  if its the only way of defending humans against the aggressor, however would favour non-lethal means
• What is there an emphasis on?

  protecting the innocent
• What is the principle for maximising love?

  'the greatest love for the greatest number'