Moral Acts and Foundation

of Ethics
What is Moral Acts?

Human (moral) acts are acts which are chosen

by exercising one’s free will as a consequence
of a judgment of conscience. Human acts are
moral acts because they express the good or evil
when someone is performing them.
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∙ Morality is “Normative” it is concerned with how people
should behave, not just how they actually do behave.

∙ Moral Action involves taking the necessary step to

transform the intent to do the right thing in to reality. This
include moral ownership, moral efficacy and moral
courage.
Examples

∙ Keep your promises .

∙ Do not cheat.
∙ Treat others as you want to be treated.
∙ Do not judge.
∙ Always tell the truth.
 Foundation of Ethics

Personal values ​are the foundation of ethics

as they guide what a person considers
good/bad or desirable/undesirable. Values ​
create the foundation for personal and
social judgment and action.
3 foundation of Ethics

∙Utilitarian Ethics
∙Deontological Ethics
∙Virtue Ethics
 Utilitarian Ethics

∙ Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that determines right

from wrong, by focusing on outcomes.

∙ Utilitarianism holds that the most ethical choice is the

one that will produce the greatest good for the greatest
number.
Deontological Ethics

∙Deontological ethics holds that at least

some acts are morally obligatory
regardless of their consequences for
human welfare.
Virtue Ethics

∙ Virtue ethics holds that judgments about the

inner lives of individuals (their traits, motives,
dispositions, and character) are of primary
importance, and that judgments about the
rightness or wrongness of acts and/or the
consequences of acts are secondary.
1-3.Enumerate the 3 foundation of Ethics.

4. It is a Human acts are acts which are chosen by

exercising one’s free will as a consequence of a
judgment of conscience.

5.Morality is _________ it is concerned with how

people should behave, not just how they actually do
behave.
Thank you!♡
Rachelle S. Anoche
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