Module 3.1 Dilemma Flashcards
The Elements of Moral Experience
The Moral Agent
The Moral Act
The Reason or Framework
The Components of the Human Act
Knowledge
Freedom
Voluntariness
Dilemma comes from the two Greek words, “____” which means ____ and “_____” which refers to a proposition or premise or anything received or taken.
di, two
lemma,
In other words, _______ literally means two propositions or premises
dilemma
It is not just like any other problems, but it is a problem that confronts you with at least two equal alternatives.
Dilemma
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.
moral dilemma
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 ________.
morality
two moral principles or moral acts
Therefore, a _______ is “a situation in which one person is morally pulled in opposite directions” (Bunnin and Yu, 2004).
moral dilemma
In order for you to understand more clearly, ______ (2012) lays down three conditions to be met to qualify a moral dilemma
Karen Allen
Three Conditions of a Moral Dilemma
- Moral dilemma occurs when you encounter a situation wherein you must make a decision for the best course of action.
- “There must be different courses of action to choose from.“
- “No matter what course of action is
taken, some ethical principle is
compromised.”
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.
- Moral dilemma occurs when you encounter a situation wherein you must make a decision for the best course of action.
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.
- “There must be different courses of action to choose from.“
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.
- “No matter what course of action is
taken, some ethical principle is
compromised.”
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.
decision-making process
actions or solutions
overthinking
distress
scope of the dilemma
Three Levels of a Moral Dilemma
Personal Moral Dilemma
Organizational moral dilemma.
Systemic moral dilemma
This level of moral dilemma refers to
a moral dilemma that involves individual person only or your private
life.
Personal Moral Dilemma
It is ______ because it requires
you to take the course of action
which affects only your life situation
or your personal character.
personal
What level of moral dillema -
Example:
Deciding which parent to live with.
Personal Moral Dilemma
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.
Personal Moral Dilemma
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
Personal Moral Dilemma
This level of moral dilemma refers to a moral dilemma that involves a group of people or an organization.
Organizational moral dilemma.
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.
Organizational moral dilemma.
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.
Organizational moral dilemma
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.
Organizational moral dilemma
