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    This document defines key concepts related to ethics and morality. It discusses that ethics comes from the Greek word for character and is the branch of philosophy that studies morality. Morality refers to codes of right and wrong behavior. Rules are important for social beings as they regulate behavior, guarantee rights, produce justice, and enable economic systems. The document distinguishes between moral standards, which involve rules of right and wrong, and non-moral standards like game rules. It also defines dilemmas as difficult choices and moral dilemmas as choices that involve transgressing moral principles. Finally, it discusses that only humans can be ethical as they are rational, autonomous, self-conscious beings capable of moral and immoral acts within a moral community.

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    Ethics

    Principles of Moral Behavior


    ETHICS
    ▪ Comes from the Greek “ethos” which means
    character.
    ▪ Branch of philosophy that studies morality.
    ▪ Stands to queries about what there is reason to do.
    ▪ It is also known as “moral philosophy.”
    ▪ Deals with the questions:
    – What is the good?
    – What is good?
    MORALITY
    ▪ Comes from the latin “moralitas” which
    means manner.
    ▪ Speaks of a code of behavior in regards to
    standards of right or wrong behavior.
    ▪ Ethics and Morality could be
    interchangerable.
    Importance of Rules
    to Social Beings
    What are rules?
    What is a social being?
    RULES
    ▪ Refer to explicit or understood regulations or
    principles governing conduct within a specific
    activity or sphere.
    ▪ Tells us what is or is not allowed in a particular
    context.
    SOCIAL BEING
    ▪ According to Aristotle, man is
    generally a rational animal and
    a social being.
    ▪ Comes from the Greek socius.
    Rules benefit social
    beings in various manners
    1. Rules protect social
    beings by regulating
    behavior
    2. Rules help to guarantee
    each person certain rights
    and freedom
    3. Rules produce a sense
    of justice among social
    beings
    4. Rules are essential for a
    healthy economic
    system.
    In short…
    ▪Society will not function
    well without rules.
    Moral vs Non-Moral
    Standards
    What is the difference between the two?
    MORALITY
    ▪ Refers to the standards that a
    person or a group of person has
    about what is right and wrong or
    good and evil.
    MORAL STANDARDS
    ▪ Involve the rules people have about the kinds
    of actions they believe are right and wrong.
    ▪ Example:
    – Killing
    – Stealing
    – Oral Defamation
    – Acts of Charity
    MORAL STANDARDS
    ▪ Includes serious wrongs or significant benefits
    ▪ Ought to be preferred to other values
    ▪ Not established by authorities
    ▪ Are universal
    ▪ Based on impartial considerations
    ▪ Associated with special emotions
    NON-MORAL STANDARDS
    ▪ Refer to the rules that are unrelated to moral
    or ethical considerations.
    ▪ Example:
    – Game rules
    – School Rules
    – Fashion
    – Aesthetics
    – Religion
    Dilemma
    and Moral Dilemma
    DILEMMA
    ▪ Refers to a situation in which a
    tough choice has to be made
    between to or more options.
    MORAL DILEMMA
    ▪ Situations in which a difficult
    choice has to be made
    between to courses of action
    that entails transgressing
    moral principles.
    KEY FEATURES
    ▪ Agent is required to do each of the
    actions.
    ▪ Agent can do the actions but he cannot.
    ▪ Agent thus seems condemned to moral
    failure, no matter what he does.
    ▪ Neither of the conflicting requirements is
    overridden.
    Levels of Moral Dilemma
    ▪Personal Dilemma
    ▪Organizational Dilemma
    ▪Structural Dilemma
    Only Humans
    can be
    Ethical
    Why?
    ▪Rational, Autonomous, and
    self-conscious
    ▪Moral and immoral acts
    ▪Moral community
    Freedom as
    Foundation of
    Morality
    Why?
    ▪Morality is a question of
    choice.
    ▪Everyone who wishes to
    function morally has to
    make choices.
    Minimum
    Requirements for
    Morality
    Minimum Requirements for
    Morality
    ▪Reason
    ▪Impartiality

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