Part II

The Act (12 hours)

 Main point/ Questions

 What is the role of feelings in moral decisions?

What are the disadvantages of over-resiliance
on feelings?
How can we make reasoned and impartial
decisions?
Why is reason not enough in carrying out
moral decisions?
What is the role of feelings in moral decisions?
What are the disadvantages of over-resiliance on
feelings?

Emotions- a natural instinctive state of mind

deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or
relationship with others
Moral Decisions- making is an essential asset
for human’s integration in social contexts.
 How can we make reasoned and impartial
decisions?

Decision is about a right or wrong action.

Reasoned decisions- people often refer to a written
authority for reason
Impartial decisions- is the idea that the same ethical
standards are applied to everyone
 Why is reason not enough in carrying out moral
decisions?

Reason- a form of personal justification which

changes from person to person based on their own
ethical and moral code, as well as prior experience.
A. Feelings and moral decision making

1. Feelings as instinctive and trained response to moral

dilemmas
 Why they can be obstacles to making the right
decisions
 How they can help in making a right decisions
 Feelings- which can be considerably swayed by external
circumstances
 Instinct- have absolutely everything to do wit serious
choices that need to be made in your life
 Instinctive Feeling- idea or action is one that you have or
do without thinking or reasoning
WHY THEY CAN BE OBSTACLES TO
MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS?

Biases
Time pressure
Group conflict
 B. Reason and Impartiality as minimum
requirements for Morality

 Reason and Impartiality defined

 Reason- a form of personal justification which changes from
person to person based on their own ethical and moral code, as
well as prior experience.
 Impartiality- is a principle of justice holding that decisions
should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis
of bias, prejudice or preferring the benefit to one person over
another for improper reasons.
 The 7-step moral reasoning model
1. Gather the facts
2. Determine the ethical issues
3. Determine what virtues/ principles have a bearing on the case
4. List the alternatives
5. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/ principles
6. Consider the consequences
7. Make a decision
 C. Moral Courage

 Why the will is as important as reason?

Will is important as reason because just like reason, will is
important in terms of decision making. Will is also important
just like reason in terms of thinking what we should act and
what attitude we should possess as a human being. Aside from
that, will is also important as one of the parts of our mind,
together with the reason and understanding. It is considered
central to the field of ethics because of its role in enabling
deliberate action.
Developing the will
•Setting a goal
•Working toward that goal
•Monitoring our progress
Reporter #2
Ecalnir, Pauline
Edusada, Andrea Gem
Efe, Cristelle Ann
Monato, Eloisa Karen
San Juan, Audra Joy