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ETHICS: THE

BASIC CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 1

UNIT 1

UNIT 1

Differentiate between moral and nonmoral

Differentiate between moral and nonmoral

standards

standards

Recognize and recall a moral experience

Recognize and recall a moral experience 2

Detect a moral dilemma

Detect a moral dilemma 3

Identify the 3 levels of moral dilemmas

Identify the 3 levels of moral dilemmas 4

Explain why only human being can be ethical

Explain why only human being can be ethical 5

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Morality

Morality

the effort to guide one's conduct by reason.

"how do we ought to live?"

seeks to establish principles of right behavior that may serve

as guides to actions for people to follow.

Ethics

Ethics

Mores

Mores

strongly held norms epitomizing the deeply held

standards of what is right, and wrong.

D

D

I

I

F

F

F

F

E

E

R

R

E

E

N

N

C

C

E

E

S

S

C

C

O

O

N

N

T

T

R

R

A

A

S

S

T

T

arise due to

arise due to

inconsistency in our

inconsistency in our

principles.

principles.

MORAL DILEMMAS

Freedom as

Freedom as

Foundation of

Foundation of

Ethics

Ethics

"We must act

under the idea

of freedom."

What is the

What is the

significance of

significance of

freedom in

freedom in

making moral

making moral

decisions?

decisions?

QUESTION

JUSTICE AND

FAIRNESS

PROMOTING THE

COMMON GOOD

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

UNIT 4

UNIT 4

TAXATION

Go hand in hand in a

way that the former

cannot be considered

just if the latter was

not practiced.

JUSTICE AND

JUSTICE AND

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

FAIRNESS

the morally correct

distribution of

resources between

people.

Theory of Justice

Theory of Justice

those who will choose must be shrouded

in the veil of ignorance.

JOHN RAWLS

Each person is to have an equal right to the most

extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for

others.

TWO PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE:

TWO PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE:

2. Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so

that they are both:

A. Reasonably expected to be to everyone's advantage,

B. Attached to positions and offices open to all.

sought to be the main moral

guide of political institutions

in their dealings with the

distribution of benefits and

burdens among its people.

DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE

DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE

"what should be done by the

society in order for it to fairly

and justly distribute goods

among its people?"

promotes equality among

people.

every individual is equal and

deserves respect as having

the same intrinsic worth.

EGALITARIANISM

EGALITARIANISM

Distributive justice ensures

that everybody will be made

equal.