Moral and Non-Moral Standards.pptx

Ethics

1. Classify the following into groups: Moral standards and Non-moral standards No talking while your mouth is full. Do not lie Wear black or white for mourning: never end The males should be the one to propose marriage not females. Don’t steal Observe correct grammar when writing and speaking English. Submit school requirements on time. If you are a male, stay by danger side (roadside) when walking with a female. Go with the fashion or you are not “in” Don’t cheat others. Don’t kill When you speak pronounce words correctly Focus the microscope properly. Maintain a 36-24-36 body figure.

2. Moral Standard Non-moral Standards

3. Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING MORALITY AND MORAL STANDARDS

4. LESSON 2 Moral and Non- Moral Standard s

5. Intended Learning Outcomes: Distinguish between moral and non-moral standard

6. Etymology and Meaning of Ethics The term “ ethics ” comes from the Greek word “ethos” meaning “custom” used in the works of Aristotle, while the term “ moral ” is the Latin equivalent. Based on the Greek and Latin etymology of the word: ethics” ethics deals with morality. When the roman orator Cicero exclaimed, “O tempora o mores” (Cicero, 1856) (Oh, what time and what morals), he may have been trying to express dismay of the morality of his time.

7. Ethics or moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy which deals with moral standard, inquires about rightness or wrongness of human behaviour or the goodness or badness of personality, trait or character. It deals with ideas, with topics such as moral standards or norms of morality of human acts and moral agents, what makes an act obligatory and what makes a person accountable.

8. Moral is the adjective describing a human act as either ethically right or wrong, or qualifying a person, personality, character, as either ethically good or bad.

9. Standards An idea or thing used as a measure, norm or a model in comparative evaluations. ( Oxford Dictionary )

10. MORAL STANDARDS OR MORAL FRAMEWORKS AND NON-MORAL STANDARDS

11. Moral Standards are norms or prescriptions that serve as frameworks for determining what ought to be done or what is right or wrong actions what is good or bad character.

12. Moral standards Norms + Values = Moral standards Norms- General rules Values- Enduring rules

13. Moral standards Force others to act accordingly; Normally promote the good. What human have to do in terms of right and their obligation. Involves significant wrongs or significant benefit.

14. Based impartial considerations; Associated with special emotions and vocabulary Not established by authority figure. Moral standards

15. Examples of moral standards: “Stealing is wrong” “Killing is wrong “Telling lies is wrong ” “adultery is wrong ”. “ Environment preservation is the right thing to do ”. Freedom with responsibility is the right way”. “Giving what is due to others is justice”.

16. Moral Standards Consequences standards (like Stuart Mill’s utilitarianism) or Non-consequences standards (like Aristotle’s virtue, St. Thomas’ natural law, or Emmanuel Kant’ good will or sense of duty)

17. The Consequence Standards depend on results, outcome. An act that results in the general welfare, in the greatest number, is moral. To take part in the project that results in the improvement of the majority of people is, therefore, moral.

18. For instance, most people agree lying is wrong. But telling a lie would help save a person’s life, consequentialism says it’s the right thing to do

19. The Non-consequence Standards are based on the natural law. Natural law is the law of God revealed through human reason. It is the “law of God Written in the hearts of men”. To preserve human life is in accordance with the natural law, therefore it is moral.

20. Non-moral Standards are social rules of good manners and right conduct, etiquette, rules of behaviour set by parents, teachers, and standards of grammar or language, standards of art, standards of sports set by authorities. In sociology, non-moral standards or rules are called folkways.

21. Example are “ Do not eat when your mouth open ”, “ Observe rules of grammar ,” and do not wear socks that not match”.

22. An indicator whether or not a standard is moral or non-moral lies in its compliance as distinguished from its non-compliance. Non-compliance with moral standards causes as sense of guilt, while non-compliance with a non-moral standard may only cause shame or embarrassment.

23. Classification of the Theories of Moral Standards Garner and Rosen (1967) classified the various moral standards formulated by moral philosophers as follows:

24. 1. Consequence standard (teleological, from tele which means end, result, or consequences) states that an act is right or wrong depending on the consequences of the act, that is, the good that is produced in the world.

25. holds that the rightness or wrongness of an action or rule depends on sense of duty, natural law, virtue and the demand of the situation or circumstances. The rightness or wrongness of an action does not only depend or rely on the consequence of that action or following that rule. 2. Not – only - consequence standard (deontological),

26. The Origin of Moral Standards Theist Non- Theist God is the ultimate source of what is moral revealed to human persons. The origin of moral standards is God who “wrote his law in the heart of every person” natural law. Belief in God strengthens them to be moral God is not the source of morality. Moral standards are based on the wisdom of sages like confucious or philosophers like Emmanuel Kant, Stuart Mill, et al.

27. The evolutionist claims that the sense of moral standards must have evolved with man not something that was implanted in every human person instantly at the moment of creation. Creation is the process may have taken place not only in 6 days as the creationist asserts.

28. Moral Standards Non-Moral Standard Do not lie No talking while your mouth is full. 2. Don’t steal 2. Wear black or white for mourning: never end 3. Don’t cheat others. 3. The males should be the one to propose marriage not females. 4. Don’t kill 4. Observe correct grammar when writing and speaking English. 5. Submit school requirements on time 6. If you are a male, stay by danger side (roadside) when walking with a female. 7. Go with the fashion or you are not “in” 8.When you speak pronounce words correctly 9. Focus the microscope properly. 10. Maintain a 36-24-36 body figure.