INTRO TO MORAL DILEMMA Flashcards
this type of dilemma includes personal decisions
individual dilemma
this type of dilemma exists within an organization or a particular sector (individual need vs. collective purpose of the organization)
organizational dilemma
it is an ongoing search for satisfactory system, involves more people. Not all problems have clear cut solutions, instead, managers face enduring dilemmas like trade offs, without easy answers
systematic/structural dilemma
used in dealing with issues
reason
TRUE or FALSE: a moral judgement is not a matter of personal preferences or tastes
TRUE
1.identify the morally relevant aspects of the situations,
2. weigh the significance of the morally relevant aspects, giving due importance to the views of the person’s concerned of what constitutes benefit and harm,
3. identify all the possible actions that could be pursues and their most likely consequences; and
4. consider all of the elements and come to a decision about which action is reasoned to be the most ethically justified
moral reasoning
TRUE or FALSE: on impartiality - each individual’s interest are equally important
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: on impartiality - each must not acknowledge that other person’s welfare is equally important as one’s own
FALSE, each must acknowledge
TRUE or FALSE: impartiality forbids arbitrariness in dealing with people
TRUE
concerned impartiality with the interest of everyone affected by what he or she does
conscientious moral agent
sifts facts and examines their implications
conscientious moral agents
accepts principles of conduct only after scrutinizing them to make sure they are sound
conscientious moral agent
what are the two nature of morality?
- moral judgements must be backed up by good reasons;
- morality requires the impartial considerations of each individual’s interest
