Moral Courage Flashcards
Identification
“doing the right thing even at the risk of
inconvenience, ridicule, punishment, loss of job or
security or social status, etc.”
Moral Courage
Identification
It requires that we rise above the apathy, complacency, hatred, cynicism, and fear mongering in our political systems, socioeconomic divisions, and cultural/religious differences.
Moral Courage
Identification
It demands us to make judgments about what
behaviors or acts are supportive of our ethical
ideologies or highest ideals, and which ones are
destructive.
Moral Courage
Identification
It refers to that faculty of mind which chooses, at the moment of making decision, the strongest desire from among the various desires present.
Will
Identification
” ____ does not refer to any particular desire, but rather to the capacity to act decisively on one’s desires. Within philosophy the will is important as one of the distinct parts of the mind, along with reason and understanding. It is considered important in ethics because of its central role in enabling a person to act deliberately.”
Will
Identification
Commonly, we think of it in the active sense, of self-control, of working toward and attaining goals.
Will
Identification
German philosopher
Arthur Schopenhauer
Identification
He explained that when we become conscious of
ourselves, we recognize that our essential qualities
are endless urging, craving, striving, wanting, and desiring.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Identification
According him, will “is the innermost essence, the
kernel, of every particular thing and also of the whole. It appears in every blindly acting force of nature, and also in the deliberate conduct of man.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Identification
He believed that the will is primary and uses knowledge in order to find an object that will satisfy
its craving.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Identification
It refer to the inner strength to make a decision, take action, and handle and execute any aim or task until it is accomplished, regardless of inner and outer resistance, discomfort or difficulties.
Will Power
Identification
It bestows the ability to overcome laziness,
temptations and negative habits, and to carry out
actions, even if they require effort, are unpleasant and tedious or are contrary to one’s habits.
Will Power
True or False
Having a moral courage and will does not mean doing the right thing, which may include listening to our conscience, that quiet voice within.
False
Having a moral courage and will means doing the right thing, which may include listening to our conscience, that quiet voice within.
True or False
Moral courage and will does not require us to recognize our responsibilities and be accountable to the consequences of our actions.
False
Moral courage and will require us to recognize our responsibilities and be accountable to the consequences of our actions.
Identification
involves the rejection
of instant gratification in favor of something better
self-discipline
