Republic of the Philippines

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology

Fort Pilar, Rio Hondo, Zamboanga City
Tel. No.: (062) 993 2615 Telefax (062) 991-0777; website: http//www.zscmst.edu.ph

MODULE 4
PRAGMATIC ETHICS

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, you will be able to

● Describe what pragmatic ethics is; and
● Assess some moral actions using pragmatic ethics.

LECTURES

Please watch, listen, and study the following video lectures, and write down some notes for
your guide:
1. What is Pragmatism?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlizC_dU7fQ
2. What is Pragmatic Ethics?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gEcoQHO85rc&list=PLibktoKopBg5Qk40PAU--oAFcSXQo6lnm&index=6

ONLINE CLASS LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Discussion Guide Questions (for oral recitation)

a. What new terms or concepts did you learn from the lecture videos? What do these
terms or concepts mean?
b. What do you like or dislike about pragmatic ethics?
c. What terms or concepts are not yet clear to you?

ASSIGNMENT (Moral Reasoning)

Instructions:
1. Compose a group of three and discuss the action found in the table. Then assess its
morality based on pragmatic ethics by answering the four (4) moral analysis guide
questions. Afterwards, the group makes a moral judgment by answering the moral
judgment guide question found in the table. Put all your group answers in the table
accordingly.
2. Write all the names of the group members in the table but each member will submit
this assignment in the Google Classroom (GCR) under his/her GCR account.
3. This is worth 15 points. The grade of the group will be the grade of each member.

Action: Moral Analysis

Following the minimum health Is it Is it Is it Is it USEFUL?
protocols (wearing of face PRACTICAL? WORKABLE? BENEFICIAL?
mask, maintaining physical
distancing, washing of hands,
etc.) during this CoViD-19
pandemic under alert level 1
Moral Judgment (Is the
action moral based on
pragmatic ethics, and why?)
1.
Names of Members 2.
3.