LESSON ONE: WHAT IS ETHICS?
DEFINITIONS BY DIFFERENT SCHOLARS
LESSON: CONCERN WITH THE WELFARE OF BEINGS
LESSON: ONLY HUMAN BEING CAN BE ETHICAL: RELIANCE ON REASONING AND NOT ON AUTHORITY
THREE THINGS THAT MAKE AN ACTION ETHICAL
PIAGET'S TWO STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF THE PHILO
ETHICS BASED ON REASON VERSUS ETHICS BASED ON AUTHORITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ETHICAL PERSON RELYING ON REASON
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ETHICAL PERSON RELYING ON AUTHORITY
LESSON FIVE: OVERRIDING OR HEGEMONIC NATURE OF MORAL STANDARDS
WHO IS WILLIAM DAVID ROSS?
WHY ARE MORAL STANDARDS OVERRIDING?
One. THEY PROTECT HUMAN WELFARE
Two. THEY PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD
Three. THEY APPLY EVEN WITHOUT PUNISHMENT
Four. THEY DEMAND SACRIFICE
MORAL STANDARDS VS OTHER STANDARDS
LESSON SIX: IMPARTIAL, FAIR, AND JUST (Special Moral Vocabulary)
One. ADAM SMITH THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENT
KEY CONCEPTS OF THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE RULES FOR THE WHOLE WORLD BEFORE THE VEIL IS LIFTED
One. EQUAL LIBERTY PRINCIPLE
Two. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RULES
IMPARTIALITY, FAIRNESS, AND JUSTICE
SPECIAL MORAL VOCABULARY RIGHT
LESSON Nine: FREEDOM AS A FOUNDATION FOR MORAL ACTS
FREEDOM EXISTS TOGETHER WITH RESPONSIBILITY
FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT FREEDOM
LESSON Seven: THE MEANING OF MORAL DILEMMAS
MORAL OBLIGATION ACCORDING TO:
WHY MORAL DILEMMAS EXIST?
ELEMENTS OF MORAL DILEMMA
Three. Moral Responsibility
COMMON TYPES OF MORAL CONFLICTS
ORGANIZATIONAL MORAL DILEMMA
CULTURE AND MORAL BEHAVIOR
b. How does Culture influence Moral Behavior?
CULTURE AND MORALITY ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME
CULTURE: SOME DEFINITIONS Different disciplines understand culture in different ways
b. Sociological Perspective
- Stronger Form of Cultural Relativism
b. Why Does Cultural Relativism Appeal to People?
c. What Should a Moral Agent Do?
One. Promotes Cultural Understanding
Two. Reduces Ethnocentrism
Three. Encourages Respect for Diversity Different societies have different: -
Four. Encourages Humility
Five. Helps Avoid Cultural Imperialism
DANGERS OF CULTURAL RELATIVISM
One. It Can Justify Harmful Practices
Two. It Can Eliminate Universal Moral Standards
Three. It Can Make Moral Reform Difficult
Four. It Can Create Moral Paralysis
Five. It Can Confuse Respect with Acceptance
STRENGTHS OF FILIPINO MORAL CHARACTER
WEAKNESSES OR CHALLENGES IN FILIPINO MORAL CHARACTER
Two. "Bahala Na" Attitude