Dilemmas and its Levels

 Dilemmas
 Difficult situation or problem

 Moral dilemmas
 Torn between right and wrong

 Situation which a difficult choice has to be made

between two courses of actions, either of which

transgress a moral principle.
Levels of Moral Dilemmas
 Individual
- Judgement is based on self-chosen principles, and moral reasoning
is based on individual rights and justice.
- Ex. Beating the red lights due to emergency.
 Organizational
- A puzzle posed by dual necessities of social organization and
member’s self-interest. It exists between personal interest and
organizational welfare.
- Ex. Discrimination in the workplace
 Systemic or structural
- Moral predicaments in public administration, sectors, groups and
institutions that may be affected by the decisions.
- Ex. Corruption in the government
Foundations of Morality
 Freedom
- power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
without hindrance or restraint.
- responsibility for one’s act and to another.
- use freedom in a way that won’t harm anyone, not
to abuse it and give limitations to it.
- types: alive, speech, expression, press, choose,
talk, religion, suffrage
Minimum Requirement for Morality

 Reason
- the fundamental prospect we rely on to not
become bias by feelings and emotion.
 Impartiality
- the principle that decisions ought to be based on
objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias,
prejudice or preferring to benefit one person over
another for improper reasons.
Asynchronous Activity
 Group Activity No.1: Script
Prepare a 3-minute script showing the level of moral
dilemma assigned to your group. Submit your script via
NMLZ on or before the given deadline below. One
script only for the whole group, and prepare to role
play next meeting. Use the script template uploaded in
the NMLZ. Please name your submitted file as follow:
GroupNo._MoralDilemma_Level
Example: GroupNo.1_MoralDilemma_Organizational
 Deadline of submission of Group Activity No.1 output:
April 7, 2021 (Wednesday) until 11:59PM through
NMLZ.
Asynchronous Activity
Groupings:
 Individual moral dilemma:

Group No.1: De Chavez, Opulencia, Fernandez, Amorin

Group No.2: Eguna, Serrano, Jimenez, Cerezo
 Organizational moral dilemma:

Group No.3: Sisma, Mayuman, Esto, Fajardo

Group No.4: Pudi, Ramos, Mallo, Dasas
 Systemic/structural moral dilemma:

Group No.5: Estero, Ilao, Bannit, Abad

Group No.6: Galario, Mortel, Dorado, Basquiñas