DANGAL

GREETINGS!
ALVAREZ AMADOR ARAGON ZAMORA
LECTURE 2

MORAL VS.
NON-MORAL STANDARDS
OBJECTIVES

Understand the importance of moral standards.

Define the characteristics of moral standards that set

its part from non-moral standards.
 OVERVIEW

(Moral Standards vs Non-moral Standards)

Moral Standards:
• Refers to the norms which we have about the types of actions
which we believe to be morally acceptable and morally
unacceptable.
• Are combined norms and values
• Based on impartial considerations
EXAMPLE

Cursing inside the house Always respect anyone

 OVERVIEW

(Moral Standards vs Non-moral Standards)

Non-moral Standards:
• Are standards which we judge what is, any threat to humans.
• Refers to rules that are unrelated to moral ethical considerations
EXAMPLE

Do not talk when your mouth is full Wearing formal clothes in formal event.
 WHAT ARE MORAL STANDARDS?

• Moral standards relate to human behavior, especially the distinction

between good and bad (or right or wrong) behavior.
• Moral standards deal with matters that the person thinks have serious
consequence.
• Feelings of guilt and shame are often associated when the person goes
against his or her moral standards
EXAMPLE

Be careful with what you say

or do to others
 CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS
THAT SET ITS PART FROM NON-MORAL STANDARD

Moral standards involve behaviors that seriously affect

other people’s well- being. It can either profoundly injure
or benefit a person.
EXAMPLE
Cheating
 CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS
THAT SET ITS PART FROM NON-MORAL STANDARD

Moral standards take a more important consideration than

other standards, including self-interest.
EXAMPLE
Being honest or choose to cheat in order to succeed in something
 CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS
THAT SET ITS PART FROM NON-MORAL STANDARD

Moral standards do not depend on any external authority

but in how the person perceives the reasonableness of the
action.
EXAMPLE

Telling the truth to people and letting them to decide whether to believe or not.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS
THAT SET ITS PART FROM NON-MORAL STANDARD

Moral standards are believed to be universal. Thus, when you

truly believe an act is wrong you also will not agree or consent
when other people commit what you consider a wrongful act.
On the other hand, if you believe an action is morally right, then
you will also support other people doing such acts.
EXAMPLE

Theft Violence Murder

 CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS
THAT SET ITS PART FROM NON-MORAL STANDARD

Moral standards are based on objectivity.

Moral standards are associated with vocabulary that depicts

emotion or feelings.
 WHAT ARE NON-MORAL STANDARDS?

• Non-moral standards can be considered as relative standards by which

something or someone is judged as either good or bad. The rules of non-
moral standards vary because these rules depend on the guidelines agreed
by a particular group. These refer to rules that are unrelated to moral or
ethical considerations.
 WHAT ARE NON-MORAL STANDARDS?

• Either these standards are not necessarily linked to morality or by nature

lack ethical sense. For example, when you take a picture in the dark with
no flash; when you wear a sleeveless shirt and shorts on a very formal
occasion; or you write a grammatically incorrect essay- you have violated
certain standards.
 WHAT ARE NON-MORAL STANDARDS?

• In the sample situations, you violated no-moral standards in rules

of: technique, fashion standards, and grammar, etiquette, rules in
games, and various house rules.
 MORAL STANDARDS VERSUS OTHER RULES IN LIFE

• Etiquette is a set of rules on how an individual should responsibly

behave in the society (Taylor and Williams, 2017).

• Policy is a clear, simple statement of how an organization plans to

handle its services, actions, or business. Policies are guiding rules to
help with decision making.
 MORAL STANDARDS VERSUS OTHER RULES IN LIFE

• Law is a rule created and enforced by the government and its

agencies to maintain order, resolve disputes, and protect a person’s
liberty and rights.
• A commandment is a rule that is to be strictly observed because it
was said to be set by a divine entity, such as those in the Ten
Commandments.
 WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF
OWNING MORAL STANDARDS OVER
MERELY ABIDING BY MORAL STANDARDS?

• For most people, the fundamental moral question is, “What should I
do?” or “How should I act?” Ethics are presumed as moral rules on
how a person should act.
• The more “important question for ethics is not “What should I do?”
but “What kind of person should I be?”
THANK YOU!