Kingfisher

School of Business and Finance

Moral Dilemma
Module 2

Daryl Ejeil F. Sinlao

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✓To understand the concept of

moral dilemmas
✓To examine our decisions
Learning ethically
Objectives ✓To value the process of careful
decision-making

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▪ A situation in which the decision-maker has to

give priority to one moral value over another
(Kvalnes, 2019).

What is Moral
Dilemma?

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▪ Whichever action is taken… will offend an

important moral value (Maclagan cited in
Kvalnes, 2019)

What is Moral
Dilemma?

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#1 Truth vs Loyalty

Kidder’s Four
Patterns of
Moral Dilemma

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#2 Self vs Community

Kidder’s Four
Patterns of
Moral Dilemma

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#3 Short-term vs Long-term

Kidder’s Four
Patterns of
Moral Dilemma

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#4 Justice vs Mercy

Kidder’s Four
Patterns of
Moral Dilemma

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Where do we draw the LINE?

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Challenge
Accepted Take a Stand!

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 ▪ Kvalnes, O. (2019). Moral Dilemma.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-
Reference 15191-1_2.

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Q&A Module 2: Moral Dilemmas

Daryl Ejeil F. Sinlao

darylejeilsinlao@gmail.com

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