MORAL DILEMA

Tuesday, 27 June 2023 2:41 pm

WRONG or RIGHT

Moral dilemma situation

1. There are two or more actions that you can possibly do.
2. There is a moral reason(s) for doing such actions.
3. You cannot do all the possible actions presented to you. You only need to choose one.

Three Levels of Moral Dilemma

1. PERSONAL DILEMMA
2. ORGANIZATIONAL DILEMMA
3. STRUCTURAL MORAL DILEMMA

PERSONAL DILEMMA
Personal Moral Dilemma- is when your decision in a situation where there is moral conflict is the
cause of either your own; that of another person; or a group of people's potential harm.

Example: Ana Vs. Jane

ORGANIZATIONAL DILEMMA
An Organizational dilemma-is when a member or members of the organization is in situations where
there is moral conflict, and decision will potentially harm either some members of the group or the
entire organization itself.

EXAMPLE: A Factory is not hitting it's target Profit. If the company keeps on missing it's target, the
factory will also not achieve it's five years expansion plan.

Structural moral dilemma

Structural Moral Dilemma-is when a person or a group who holds high-level positions in the society
faces a morally conflicting situation.

EXAMPLE: The SSS members have been asking for a two thousand pesos SSS pension increase.
Several lawmakers supported the because they see that it will benefit the senior citizens members.

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