Moral Agent and Moral Dilemma Flashcards
A ________ is a person who has the ability to discern and differentiate right from wrong, moral, and immoral and to be held accountable for his or her own actions.
moral agent
Impartial view + Rational ability = ________
moral agent
Ture or False. Not all social agent are moral agents.
True
These are situations in which the moral agent must consider two or more moral values or duties but can only decide and choose one of them; so, the individual will violate at least one important moral concern, needless of the decision they have decided to choose.
Moral Dilemmas
Types of Moral Dilemmas
- Real Dilemmas
2. False Dilemmas
A _______ are situations in which the tension is between two moral values or duties that are equally on the same footing.
real dilemma
A _______ are situations in which the moral agent has a moral duty to act in one way but is tempted or pressured to act in another way.
false dilemma