Module 3.1 Dilemma

Question 1

The Elements of Moral Experience

Answer 1

The Moral Agent
The Moral Act
The Reason or Framework

Question 2

The Components of the Human Act

Answer 2

Knowledge
Freedom
Voluntariness

Question 3

Dilemma comes from the two Greek words, “____” which means ____ and “_____” which refers to a proposition or premise or anything received or taken.

Answer 3

di, two
lemma,

Question 4

In other words, _______ literally means two propositions or premises

Answer 4

dilemma

Question 5

It is not just like any other problems, but it is a problem that confronts you with at least two equal alternatives.

Answer 5

Dilemma

Question 6

When you say “_______”, you are not dealing with any kinds of dilemma but only those dilemmas that concern morality and that which require you to have a moral choice
over the other option.

Answer 6

moral dilemma

Question 7

If you can still remember, ______ deals with the right or wrong human act. If you understand what morality is, then you understand what moral dilemma is as well. In other words, you are actually faced with choosing one between the ________.

Answer 7

morality

two moral principles or moral acts

Question 8

Therefore, a _______ is “a situation in which one person is morally pulled in opposite directions” (Bunnin and Yu, 2004).

Answer 8

moral dilemma

Question 9

In order for you to understand more clearly, ______ (2012) lays down three conditions to be met to qualify a moral dilemma

Answer 9

Karen Allen

Question 10

Three Conditions of a Moral Dilemma

Answer 10

1. Moral dilemma occurs when you encounter a situation wherein you must make a decision for the best course of action.
2. “There must be different courses of action to choose from.“
3. “No matter what course of action is
   taken, some ethical principle is
   compromised.”

Question 11

Three Conditions of a Moral Dilemma: ?

In other words, moral dilemma does not occur when a situation does not necessarily require you to make a difficult moral decision.

Answer 11

1. Moral dilemma occurs when you encounter a situation wherein you must make a decision for the best course of action.

Question 12

Three Conditions of a Moral Dilemma: ?

You have to see to it that in the situation, you have various options to take. You are not faced with moral dilemma if there is only one course of action for you to take.

Answer 12

2. “There must be different courses of action to choose from.“

Question 13

Three Conditions of a Moral Dilemma: ?

In other words, either you choose one among equally important moral choices, you have no perfect solution. You are really faced with negotiating or finding some middle grounds in the options and in effect, there might be uncomfortable situations you have to encounter. In short, certain moral principle will be compromised.

Answer 13

3. “No matter what course of action is
   taken, some ethical principle is
   compromised.”

Question 14

Identifying the level of moral dilemma helps your _______, leads you to the best appropriate _______, prevents you from ______ and avoids _____ from unnecessary factors to consider, and understands the _______ wherein you grasp comprehensively the people or things involved.

Answer 14

decision-making process
actions or solutions
overthinking
distress
scope of the dilemma

Question 15

Three Levels of a Moral Dilemma

Answer 15

Personal Moral Dilemma
Organizational moral dilemma.
Systemic moral dilemma

Question 16

This level of moral dilemma refers to
a moral dilemma that involves individual person only or your private
life.

Answer 16

Personal Moral Dilemma

Question 17

It is ______ because it requires
you to take the course of action
which affects only your life situation
or your personal character.

Answer 17

personal

Question 18

What level of moral dillema -

Example:
Deciding which parent to live with.

Answer 18

Personal Moral Dilemma

Question 19

What level of moral dillema -

Example:
A candidate in the exam could not appear in the exam as he was late to report for the exam because his mother died in the hospital at the time of the exam.

Answer 19

Personal Moral Dilemma

Question 20

What level of moral dillema -

Example:
Your friend tells you that they committed a crime. They explain that they are having trouble sleeping at night and feel you are the only one they can trust with their confession. A few days later, you read in the paper that someone has been arrested for your friend’s crime

Answer 20

Personal Moral Dilemma

Question 21

This level of moral dilemma refers to a moral dilemma that involves a group of people or an organization.

Answer 21

Organizational moral dilemma.

Question 22

Say for example, a moral dilemma that requires your family members’ involvement or moral dilemmas that you may encounter in your school organization. Here, you see the moral dilemma that affects the group of people.

Answer 22

Organizational moral dilemma.

Question 23

When you have a group activity in your class and you need to decide whether
you have to give a reporting task to one of your groupmate who will just ruin the quality of your performance or you do not give a reporting task to him/her that will save the quality of your activity. In here, you are faced to choose between trusting your groupmate and assuring the excellence of your activity.

Answer 23

Organizational moral dilemma

Question 24

When a company experiences a decrease in profit which might lead to bankruptcy. You may face a moral dilemma whether you let lose the jobs of some employees or you decrease your employees’ salary for the company to continue its operation. In that case, you are caught between protecting the welfare of the employees and saving some people in the company that may sacrifice the
employees’ benefits.

Answer 24

Organizational moral dilemma

Question 25

This level refers to a moral dilemma that involves the essential structure.

Answer 25

Systemic moral dilemma

Question 26

The skeleton of a certain system is
greatly involved where all members are certainly affected by the moral
dilemma.

Answer 26

Systemic moral dilemma

Question 27

During the early period of the covid-19 pandemic, the president was asked whether to ban international flights or not. In this case, the president had to take action to prevent the spread of the virus; he must either ban international flights and hurt international friendships or not ban and allow the economy to grow while strengthening international relations.

Answer 27

Systemic moral dilemma