Moral Dilemma

Question 1

How are moral standards different from non-moral standards?

Answer 1

Moral standards involve principles of right and wrong, while non-moral standards do not.

Question 2

Moral Dilemma Keywords

Answer 2

1. Personal
2. Organizational
3. structural

Question 3

How do moral standards differ from etiquette, policy, law, and commandment?

Answer 3

Moral standards are based on ethical principles, whereas etiquette relates to social norms, policy is a course of action adopted by an organization, law is a system of rules enforced through institutions, and commandments are authoritative directives.

Question 4

It is a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

Answer 4

Moral Dilemma

Question 5

What constitutes a moral dilemma?

Answer 5

A moral dilemma is when:
* There are two or more actions you can possibly do
* There is a moral reason(s) for doing such actions
* You cannot do all the possible actions presented to you; you only need to choose one.

Question 6

It is when your decision in a situation with moral conflict could cause potential harm to yourself, another person, or a group.

Answer 6

Personal moral dilemma

Question 7

It occurs when a member or members of an organization face a moral conflict, and the decision will potentially harm some members or the entire organization.

Answer 7

Organizational dilemma

Question 8

Provide an example of an organizational dilemma.

Answer 8

A garments factory facing financial crisis must choose between laying off employees to cut costs or keeping them and finding other ways to increase profit.

Question 9

It is when individuals in high-level positions face a morally conflicting situation that affects the entire social system

Answer 9

Structural moral dilemma

Question 10

Give an example of a structural moral dilemma.

Answer 10

The controversy in the Social Security System in 2016 regarding a proposed pension increase for senior citizens, opposed by SSS executives due to sustainability concerns.

Question 11

What was President Aquino III’s decision regarding the SSS pension increase?

Answer 11

President Aquino III vetoed the bill to hike the SSS pension, believing it would compromise the stability of the entire benefit system.

Question 12

It is a situation where a difficult choice must be made between two or more alternatives.

Answer 12

dilemma

Question 13

True or False: Moral dilemmas always have clear and easy solutions.

Answer 13

False