MARI KINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

M arikina City

Lesson ln General Education (fthlcs):

tntroductton:

Meaning /Definiti on of Ethics:

The moral principles that sovern a person's behavior or the conductlna of an activity.
The branch. of knowled ge that deals with the moral principle s.
A set of moral principle s especiall y one's relating to an affirming a specified group,
fleld, or form
of conduct .
A system of moral principle s and a branch of philosop hy which defines what Is good for Individua
ls
and society.

Synonym s:

Moral code, morals/m orality, values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, standards of behavior.
value system, virtue, dictate of conscience.

Ethics is one that will ideally contribu te to the developm ent of intellectual compete ncies and c,vk
capacitie s and the developm ent of ability to comprehend the complexities of the social and natural
realities around us.

First 'Part - The Groundw ork - the meaning of Ethics and leads the students through the analys is of human
existenc e, linking It to element s of ethical dimension.
It serves as our Initial discussion into the subject matter, We recognize ethics as a slgntflcan
t
dimensi on of human existence , and start to explore how we may engage In careful ethical thinking.

Second Part - Takes students to through the various dassia! frameworks - utlli.tarla nism, deootolo glcal
Ethics, virtue ethics, and natural (law) ethics. In order to arrive at an understa nding of the different
ways
that these th.eories provide us an avenue of determining ethical valuation .
Third Part - Guides students through the analysis and evaluation of the strengths and weaknes
ses of the
various ethical framewo rks and their value to human life and society. This Involves an
e.xtenslv~
engagem ent of these ethical theories w ith the real-life issue s that confront u s,
ce lling for mor-'1l
delibera tion.

End -goal = for us to be able to make Informed decisions and judgmen ts on signlfk:an t concerns
after
careful thoughts.

Value _ Is somethln s desJrable, worth havJng, worth possessing, worth keeping, and wortl'l
doll'\I. It tS
somethin g good, what is god Is valuable and claims that what is good is valuable and what
ls vatuabte ,s
good. Ex.: A valued object Is good
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the Word is derived ~om
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v•~~ or e ir.os , meamni, havma LV
race or nation. . philosophy of mo~s, the standards of charactc, set-up by any
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a
right conduct. ~ _phy. _Ethics cons~ ·of potenti.l!l.referrins t~ a tbeocy o(mora.lity or

In Science ·
rightness or
·
wrongness
•It consist$ .
of a practical and normative study and evaluation of the
of voh.m.tary human acts.
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WlCS
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ts a science of human
· conduct,·a hum~ acllvity
· · chosen or given · d
· c,x1ste
WI.th c.1rec~wi-11 h · · . . ,
· 1s a science of morahty of human cond..ct.

Human Co~ - a free knQwing and a deli~te activity\,r human with a diqtate of
reason. · . · •

The Relation of Ethics with Other·Sciences '

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both deals with the study of~ hun1an nature and

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1. Ethics and Psychology-:
hwnan behavior.

Ethics studies on how man ought to be~ve

Psychology studies on how Dian behaves

-z.-Ethics ind Logic - the science of risht th1nkin·g. .

'Ethics is the right livin& ~~ right. ·;,
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Logi~ is thinking right.

3. Ethics and &;>ciology

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Ethics deals with :the moral laws and principles which rcgu~~tes man' s actions in
Society.
Sociology deals the human relations in so_mety:,

4. Ethics and F.coll01llW5

Ethics deals in bow people use wealth and distribute with moral order.

Ecooom_ics deals with the distribution and consumption of wealth.