Conflicting Absolutism and Graded Absolutism
How can moral law be absolute yet not obeyed
lower command isnt broken when higher command is followed
What are the three essential elements of Graded Absolutism
1. There are higher and lower moral laws 2. There are unavoidable moral conflicts 3. No guilt is impaired for the unavoidable
What are the three options Geisler gives to the question, "What should one do when two or more of one's absolute obligations comes into unavoidable conflict?"
1. unqualified absolutism affirms that all conflicts are apparent not real. 2. conflicting absolutism admits to real mortal conflicts 3. Graded absolutism follows the view that real moral conflicts occur.
How does graded absolutism differ from situationalism
It does not hold that there are any absolutes with substantive content
In what sense is Graded Absolutism an Absolutism
It is absolute in its source
According to the lesser of two evils view, what must Jesus have done?
Jesus must have sinned
Are all sins created equal?
No
Does graded absolutism undermine the truthfulness of scripture
No
Is graded absolutism really utilitarianism?
No. Utilitarianism is end based
Conflicting Absolutism runs contrary to the Kantian dictum. What does the dictum state?
Ought implies can
By whom does Charles Hodge believe the principle of Graded Absolutism was inculcated
Our lord
How does Augustine see the equality or non-equality of sins
Some are worse than others
For Conflicting Absolutism, when two duties conflict, what are we morally responsible for?
both duties
How can a lesser evil be a good thing to do
evil sometimes accompanies good acts
Augustine believe, in contrast to conflicting absolutism, that it is our duty to follow _____ rather than the __________
good, lesser evil
In a fallen world sin is _________, but in a redeemed world it is also ___________
inevitable, forgivable
What idea by Soren Kierkigaard serves as a forerunner of graded absolutism.
teleological suspension of the ethical