Etiks Flashcards
HOW DOES CULTURE AFFECT AND SHAPE MORAL BEHAVIOR?
Moral judgments and behaviors are highly sensitive to culture. The understanding and
construction of the exact same moral issues can vary substantially acrossindividuals who come
from different culturalbackgrounds or possess different levels of multicultural experiences
WHY SHOULD CULTURE NOT BE THE ULTIMATE DETERMINANTS OF VALUES?
Culture should not be the foundation ofvalues because not all the cultures tell us to do good
deeds and some cultures can be very subjective and unfair to part of humanity.Different cultures
do change as the time passes by and it cannot be ultimate determinant of values.
IS THERE A FILIPINO UNDERSTANDING OF RIGHT AND WRONG?
There is a Filipino understanding of right and wrong.They are based on our values, behavior and
influences of the people around us. An action is right if it would result in more happiness for a
large number of people and an action is bad when many people are affected by wrong doings.
ACTION OR ACTIONS THAT PRODUCE GOOD OUTCOMES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF
A COMMUNITY, OR SOCIETY. IT CAN BE APPLIED TO THE WHOLE GLOBAL SOCIETY. SCHUMAN
DEFINES MORAL BEHAVIOR AS “ACT INTENDED TO PRODUCE KIND AND /OR FAIR OUT COMES
TO ACT ACCORDING TO ONES MORAL VALUES AND STANDARDS. CHILDREN DEMONSTRATE
PROSOCIAL AND MORAL BEHAVIOR WHEN THEY SHARE, HELP, CO-OPERATE,
COMMUNICATE,SYMPATHIZE OR IN OTHERWISE THEY DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO CARE ABOUT
OTHERS.
moral behavior
➢ REFLECTS THE MORAL VALUES AND ETHICAL NORMS GOVERNING HOW PEOPLE SHOULD
BEHAVE AND INTERACT WITH OTHERS.
➢ REFERS TO THE OUTLOOK,ATTITUDE,VALUES,GOALS, AND PRACTICES SHARED BY A
GROUP,ORGANIZATION, OR SOCIETY.
➢ VARY OVER TIME PERIODS BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, AND AMONG
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
CULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN MORAL BEHAVIOR CULTURE
is the view that all beliefs, customs, and ethics are relative to the individual
within his own social context. In other words, “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is
considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another, and, since no universal
standard of morality exists, no one has the right to judge another society’s customs.
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
is based on well-founded standards of what is morally good and bad and morally right
and wrong for the society.
ethics
stablish the rules that individuals need to follow for the survival of the society.
Therefore, are subjective and communal.
ethics
FILIPINOS AS ASIANS ARE ALSO COLLECTIVISTS WHO IDENTIFY WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD
THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES, REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS, AND PEER
GROUPS. A FAMILY DETERMINES MORAL BEHAVIORS AND WHAT A GOOD FILIPINO IS.
ARE THERE AN ASIAN AND A FILIPINO UNDERSTANDING OF MORAL BEHAVIOR STRENGTHS AN
WEAKNESSES
Filipino core values
[1]PAKIKIRAMDAM (SENSITIVITY)
[2] PAKIKISAMA (SMOOTH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP).
[3] PAKIKIPAGKAPWA-TAO (CAMARADERIE),
[4] HIYA (SHAME OR SELF-CONTROL),
[5] KAGANDAHANG-LOOB(BENEVOLENCE OR KINDNESS),
[6] UTANG NA LOOB (INDEBTEDNESS).
[7] LAKAS NG LOOB (MORAL COURAGE) O BAHALA NA
[8] PAGKAMAASIKASO (HOSPITABILITY),
[9] PAGGALANG SA NAKATATANDA (RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY),
[10] PAGMAMAHAL SA PAMILYA (FILIAL LOVE).
It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself”. An effective
moral life demands the practice of both human and theological virtues. Human virtues form the
soul with the habits of mind and will that support moral behavior, control passions,and avoid
sin.
THE MORAL AGENT DEVELOPING VIRTUE AS HABIT
is formed by one’s actions.The habits, actions, and emotional responses of the
person of good character all are united and directed toward the moral and the good.
Moral character
In the process of moral development, there is the circular relation between acts that build
character and moral character itself. Not all acts help to build moral character, but those acts
which emanate from mortal characters certainly matter in moral development. Hence,there
appears the apparent circular relationship between individual acts and moral character. A
person’s actions determine his or her moral character, but moral character itself generates acts
that help in developing either virtue or vice.
❖ This goes to show that moral development should also be understood in the sense of human
flourishing. This flourishing is attained by the habitual practice of moral and intellectual
excellences, or virtues. In the context of developing morality, which also brings about selfrealization and happiness, acting in line with virtues is acting in accordance with reason.
Indeed,philosophers like Aristotle hold that that the function of human being consists in activities
which manifests the best states of his rational aspect,that is, the virtues.
THE CIRCULAR RELATION OF ACTS THAT BUILD CHARACTER AND ACTS THAT EMANATE FROM
CHARACTER
focuses on the emergence,change, and understanding of morality from
infancy through adulthood. Morality develops across a life span in a variety of ways and is
influenced by an individual’s experiences and behavior when faced with moral issues through
different periods of physical and cognitive development. Morality concerns an individual’s
reforming sense of what is right and wrong; it is for this reason that young children have different
moral judgment and character than that of a grown adult. Morality in itself is often a synonym for
“rightness” or “goodness.” It also refers to a specific code of conduct that is derived from one’s
culture, religion, or personal philosophy that guides one’s actions, behaviors,and thoughts.
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
levels of moral reasoning include preconventional,conventional, and
postconventional. By using children’s responses to a series of moral dilemmas, Kohlberg
established that the reasoning behind the decision was a greater indication of moral development
than the actual answer.
3 LEVELS OF MORAL
is the first stage of moral development and last until approximately age
9, children don’t have a personal code of morality.Instead, moral
decisionsare shaped by the standards of adults and the consequences of following or breaking
their rules.
Preconventional morality
is the second stage of moral development, and ischaracterized by an
acceptance of social rules concerning right and wrong. At the conventional level (most
adolescents and adults), we begin to internalize the moral standards of valued adult role models.
Conventional morality
is the third stage of moral development and ischaracterized by an
individual’s understanding of universal ethical principles. These are abstract and ill-defined
butmight include: the preservation of life at all costs and the importance of human dignity.
Postconventional morality