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 Agape- Greek word for love.
Legalism- set principles are applied as absolutes, regardless of the context.
Antinomianism- the freedom of the individual is paramount, regardless of the rules.
Pragmatism- a moral solution is only good if it is practical.
Relativism- there is no absolute principle. Every…
 "Love and justice are the same, for justice is love distributed, nothing else."- Fletcher,1963,
"Love wills the neighbour's good, whether we like him or not."- Fletcher,1963,pg103
"Only the end justifies the means, nothing else"- Fletcher,1963, p120
"[L]ove's decision are made situationally, not prescriptively."- Fletcher,1963,p134

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