ETHICS

Ms. Abiekhay Camillee

Unson Lavastida, LPT
 Subject Description
▪ Ethics is a three – unit course.
▪ Ethics deals with principles of ethical
behavior in modern society at the level of
the person, society, and in interaction with
the environment and other shared
resources. (CMO 20 s 2013)
 Subject Description
▪ The course discusses the context
and principles of ethical behavior in
modern society at the Ievel of
individual, society, and in interaction
with the environment and other
shared resources.
 Subject Description
– It also teaches students to make
moral decisions by using dominant
moral frameworks and by applying a
seven-step moral reasoning model to
analyze and solve moral dilemmas.
 Subject Requirements/Grading
System:
– Quizzes 20%
– Activities/Seatworks/Assignments 15%
– Recitation/ Group Presentations
20 %
- Attendance/ Behavior
15%
- Major Exams 30%
What is
Ethics?
PRINCIPLES OF MORAL
BEHAVIOR
ETHICS
▪ Comes from the Greek “ethos” which
means character.
▪ Branch of philosophy that studies
morality.
▪ Stands to queries about what there is
reason to do.
ETHICS
▪ It is also known as “moral
philosophy.”
▪ Deals with the questions:
–What is good?
–How to be good?
 MORALITY
▪ Comes from the latin “moralitas” which means
manner.
▪ Speaks of a code of behavior in regards to
standards of right or wrong behavior.
▪ Manners are codes of conduct that a person is
expected to exhibit in social contexts whereas
behavior is the reflection of the true nature of a
person.
Importance of Rules
to Social Beings
WHAT ARE RULES?
WHAT IS A SOCIAL BEING?
RULES
▪ Refer to explicit or understood
regulations or principles governing
conduct within a specific activity or
sphere.
▪ Tells us what is or is not allowed in a
particular context.
SOCIAL BEING
▪According to Aristotle,
man is generally a
rational animal and a
social being.
RULES BENEFIT SOCIAL
BEINGS IN VARIOUS
MANNERS
1. Rules protect social
beings by regulating
behavior
2. Rules help to
guarantee each
person certain rights
and freedom
3. Rules produce a
sense of justice
among social beings.
4. Rules are essential
for a healthy
economic system.
In short…
▪Society will not
function well without
rules.
The Usual Rules in our
Lives
ETIQUETTE—standards by
which we judge manners to
be good or bad; normally
dictated by a socio-
economic elite
The Usual Rules in our
Lives
LEGAL—standards by
which we judge legally
right and wrong; in a
democracy, formulated
by representative of the
people
 The Usual Rules in our
Lives
LANGUAGE—standards by which
we judge what is grammatically
right or wrong; evolve through
use
 The Usual Rules in our
Lives
AESTHETICS—standards by
which judge good and bad
art; usually dictated by a
small circle of art.
 The Usual Rules in our
Lives
ATHLETIC—standards by which
we judge how good or bad a
game is played; usually
formulated by governing bodies.
 Oral Activity:
Have you ever experienced a
situation wherein you are going
to decide right from wrong?
What is the situation? How did
you come up with your
decision?