'n Kritiese evaluering van die kompromie as etiese figuur in die teologiese etiek van J. Douma, J.A. Heyns, S.J. Ridderbos en W.H. Velema
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Date
2002
Authors
Lategan, L. O. K.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
Although the concept of a compromise is known in ethics, very little attention has
been paid to the meaning of this concept in Reformed Ethics. In this article the
author looks into the meaning of the compromise in the theological-ethical frameworks
of J. Douma, J.A. Heyns, S.J. Ridderbos and W.H. Velema. In analysing this
concept, it is pointed out that a compromise has to do with the choice between two
conflicting norms in a borderline situation. In a borderline situation these norms are
in conflict with each other and a conflict of interest is created. It then necessitates
a choice between one of the norms in a borderline situation. To this choice is then
referred to as a choice between the lesser of two evils. This is where the compromise
comes into play.
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Theological ethics, Reformed ethics, Compromise
Citation
Lategan, L. O. K. (2002). 'n Kritiese evaluering van die kompromie as etiese figuur in die teologiese etiek van J. Douma, J.A. Heyns, S.J. Ridderbos en W.H. Velema. Acta Theologica, 22(1), 57-76.