Moral

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By Micaela Perez
&
Samantha Nicole Parpan
 LESSON
OBJECTI
VES
• UNDERSTAND THE
1 MEANING OF ETHICAL 3
• IDENTIFY THE
DIFFERENT
MORAL DILEMMA STRUCTURAL
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• DISTINGUISH THE • AND SOME

2 VARIOUS LEVELS OF 4 SITUATIONAL

MORAL DILEMMA EXAMPLE OF MORAL

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Dilemma?
 Dilemma??
it is a situation where a person is forced to
choose between two or more conflicting
options, neither of which is acceptable.
 Moral
Dilemmas
are situations where persons, who are
called "moral agent s" in ethics, are
forced to choose between two or more
conflicting options, neither of which
resolves the situation in a morally
acceptable manner.
 WHAT
WILL YOU
DO WHEN
YOU
FACED
WITH
CONDITIONS/FEATURES OF MOR
the moralDILEMMA
agent is obliged to make a
decision which action is best
there must be different options to
choose from
some moral principles are always
compromised, no matter what course
of action is taken
 MORAL DILEMMA
PRINCIPLE
• Benjiemen
Labostin.

" By choosing one of the possible

moral requirements the moral agent
also falls on others "
 TYPES OF
MORAL
1. According to knowledge
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2. According tо
3. According to action
4. Accoraing to issue
 ACCORDING TO
KNOWLEDGE
EPISTEMIC ONTOLOGIC
MORAL AL MORAL
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or mor Aal
e mor twoDILEM MA
or more moral
requirements that conflict requirements that conflict
with each other. The moral with each other yet neither of
agent hardly knows which these conflicting moral
one takes precedence over the requirements override each
other other
ACCORDING TO
CONTEXT
1 2
SELF- WORLD-
IMPOSED IMPOSED
MOR AL MORAL
•when certain events in the
•caused by moral world place the moral agent
agent's wrong in situation of moral
doings DILEMMA conflict.
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 ACCORDING
TO ACTION N
OBLIG IB IT IO
ATION PR O H
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MA DIL
when m
e a si b l e
ore that
o e n a l l f
feasible ne w h b i d d e n
action i a r e fo r
obligat s
ac t i o ns
 IN G TO
C C O R D
A
G L E AG EINST SU EM U LTI - P E R S
A
O N
SI N L E M M s ar e
EAM M DI
q u a l l y v er a l p e r s o n
D t hI L ar e
er e t w o e
s, b u t w h e n s e
t o c o m e u p w it h
w he n o r al ac t i o n
e x p ec t ed
i s i on o n a
sa m e m n n o t u a l d e c
e a s
th
o r al a g e n t c consen i s s u e
th e m e b o t h m or a l
c ho o s
 LEVELS OF 2. Orga n i z a t i o n a l
Dilemma

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v id u al
1 . In d i
Di l e m m a 3.
Systemic
Dilemma
 INDIVIDUAL
PERSONAL LEVEL OF
MORAL
refers to humanDILEMMA
values, including
preferable modes of behavior outcomes
that would affect views on how and what
should achieved through the individual's
behavior
 ORCANIZATIONA
L LEVEL OF
JudgementsMORAL
could be affected by
what guides their values in terms of
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what is seen as being accepted by
the organizations ar the professions
they are in
 SYSTEMIC
LEVEL OF
MORAL
One's personal networks, would effect
the extent to which practices are
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considered ethical or unethical, such
predisposition could be reinforced over
time.
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