The document discusses the six ethical lenses - the right lens, justice lens, utilitarian lens, common good lens, virtue lens, and care ethics lens. For each lens, it provides a description of the essence and triggers a question or situation that could be related to applying that lens.
The document discusses the six ethical lenses - the right lens, justice lens, utilitarian lens, common good lens, virtue lens, and care ethics lens. For each lens, it provides a description of the essence and triggers a question or situation that could be related to applying that lens.
The document discusses the six ethical lenses - the right lens, justice lens, utilitarian lens, common good lens, virtue lens, and care ethics lens. For each lens, it provides a description of the essence and triggers a question or situation that could be related to applying that lens.
The document discusses the six ethical lenses - the right lens, justice lens, utilitarian lens, common good lens, virtue lens, and care ethics lens. For each lens, it provides a description of the essence and triggers a question or situation that could be related to applying that lens.
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1/ 3
⁶
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA
(University of The City of Manila) General Luna, cor. Muralla St, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
ETHICS 0008 – __ GROUP NAME:
Facilitator: Blancio, Abigail D. Member: Lachica, Alexa Mae Member: Cabiling, Thomas Joshua C. Member: Rotoni, Ma. Josefa R. Member: Dela Cruz, Zrina Raye R. Member: Zabala, Neslie Zelene Member: Godoy, Jaymian Neall C.
The Six Ethical Lenses
1. The Right Lense Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: The right lens is an ethical approach that exercises a person’s right to choose freely what they want to do in their life. When making an ethical decision, the right lens is taking a part in an ethical framework of decision making because it helps an individual to analyze a moral dilemma and evaluate the actions based on whether they respect or violate the moral rights of the people affected. This ethical lens helps an individual to decide while protecting and giving importance to the moral rights of the people involved in a decision. Additionally, it helps an individual to assess the potential effect or consequences of our action. In essence, it is about making a decision that does not infringe in the rights of others.
Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: In relation to our reproductive rights, do we have the right to make decisions about our own bodies or reproductive choices (contraception, abortion, surrogacy)?
2. The Justice Lense
Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: Justice lens focuses on equality and fairness treatment for others. It is making a decision that treats others fairly and equally, emphasizing the importance of giving each person their due or the rightful treatment based on how worthy or how much they need the rightful treatment. This is because this lens implies that it is also not necessary to treat everyone in the same way in every respect we give. For example, if a person has a problem coping with the school activities, it is fair to give him extra time to explain the instructions thoroughly and help him do the activities even if the others are not given the equal time.
Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: Is a decision still considered fair if it has more impact/benefits on one party? Situation: the large gap between the wealthy and the poor o Is it fair for wealthy individuals to receive a free education in state universities compared to those with lower incomes?
3. The Utilitarian Lense
Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: In this ethical lens, it analyzes the possible consequences of an action or decision made and how it could impact stakeholders. The utilitarian lens particularly strives for happiness while avoiding unhappiness. This means that the decision should do more good over harm for those involved. Additionally, applying utilitarian approach decision making helps an individual to evaluate the alternatives or options and weigh the potential consequences, may it be positive or negative. In this way, individuals can produce the greatest amount of happiness or well-being for the largest number of people.
Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: Situation: Donating blood when you’re scared of needles just to help and save people’s lives.
4. The Common Good Lense
Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: From the word itself “Common Good”, this lens emphasizes the value of mutual concerns of the community rather than yourself only. It prioritizes the well-being of the community. With this lens, an individual is acknowledging his actions have an impact not only on himself but also on others. The common good lens encourages an individual to consider how his/her decisions can positively impact on society. In decision making, an individual is considering the broader social context that contributes to the flourishing of the community. Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: Situation: Voting and campaigning for a great leader during the elections. Issue: Voting for Leni Robredo during the elections
5. The Virtue Lense
Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: Virtue lens is an approach that emphasizes our moral character or virtues. Our duties or the consequences of our actions do not guide our choices/actions. It doesn’t deal with the rightness or wrongness of our actions but rather on our cultivation of virtue such as honesty, courage, compassion, and justice. It focuses on the character traits of an individual, his/her habits that allow him/her to act in ways that develop their humanity. Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: How does one make a habit of being virtuous in every decision-making?
6. The Care Ethics Lense
Write here what you have understood as the essence of this lense: In contrary to virtue lens that focuses on the development of character of an individual, care ethics lens is more of caring relationship with others. Not just a relationship itself, but what lies between those relationships. It underlines the value of building relationships, the generality of human dependence on others, the relevance of emotions and reality, and the specific to the situation morality of ethical argument that goes beyond fixed dedication to impersonal ethical principles. In essence, it is an idea of empathy, it involves understanding others in terms of interest, feelings, and their point of view. Our moral decision-making is influenced by our bodies and emotions such as compassion and empathy. Write here a question or questions it triggered or a situation, an issue you could relate with it: The Gaza situation. A lot of people are boycotting Zionist organizations because of Palestine.
