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Chapter+2+ Ethics
Chapter+2+ Ethics
AGENT
SHELA MAY S. SOLMAYOR, RSW
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OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the session, the students will be able to:
01 BEING AS
MORAL
AGENT
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MORAL
-Comes from the Latin “mores” meaning
society’s patterns, standards, rules of doings.
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-Comes from the Latin “agere” meaning to do, act.
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MORAL AGENT
- A being who is capable of those actions that have
moral quality and which can be properly denominated
good or evil in a moral sense.
- Only moral agent is capable of human acts.
- His act is moral if it realizes his potentials and brings
him nearer to this goal in life, immoral if it deviates
from it.
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STAGES OF
02 MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
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OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the session, the students will be able to:
into the man’s store to steal the drug for his wife.
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Question: If you were in the situation of Heinz, would
you steal the drug or not? State your reason.
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LAWRENCE KOHLBERG’S STAGES OF
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL 1: PRE-CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation
Stage 2: Instrumental Orientation
LEVEL 2: CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
Stage 3: Good boy/Nice girl Orientation
Stage 4: Law and Order Orientation
LEVEL 3: POST-CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
Stage 5: Social Contract Orientation
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6. Build confidence
People with character don’t worry about
embarrassment if their actions are publicly disclosed.
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IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STRONG
MORAL CHARACTER
7. Become a positive role model
People with character set the standard for excellence.
6. COMMIT TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Realize that building your character is a life-long
endeavor.
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Thank you!
Do you have any questions?
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