Ruleshave a function of being a guide that can help reach a problem of some sort.Rules can also be based on an individual’s behavior that regards to a certainsituation. Rules that are based on making right choices this would be called “ruleof practice”.
An example, when a woman decides to have an abortion. Would shebe making the right choice? According to the rules of practice it is viewedthat it is unacceptable to kill just because the decision may give you a betteroutcome. Having an understanding of what the function of rules is and briefexplanation of “rule of practice”.
The “Rules-Situation debate” is similar tothese ideas. It based on a rigorist who believes that rules should not beviolated, while an antinomian is against rules believing when it comes to rulesthey shouldn’t apply to any situation because every situation is alwaysdifferent. Another possible view is an situatonalist who considers a situationto be different but will guide themselves using moral rules, which meanschoosing from right and wrong.
