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This document discusses moral dilemmas and provides examples. It defines a moral dilemma as a difficult choice between two options that both violate a moral principle. Examples given include choosing which family member to save from drowning and whether to confront a sarcastic friend about inappropriate jokes. The document notes that moral dilemmas require deciding which moral standards take priority and choosing the lesser of two evils or the option that maximizes good. Students are assigned to reflect on additional moral dilemma scenarios.

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ETHICS-1-Course-Lesson-3-moral-dilemmas

This document discusses moral dilemmas and provides examples. It defines a moral dilemma as a difficult choice between two options that both violate a moral principle. Examples given include choosing which family member to save from drowning and whether to confront a sarcastic friend about inappropriate jokes. The document notes that moral dilemmas require deciding which moral standards take priority and choosing the lesser of two evils or the option that maximizes good. Students are assigned to reflect on additional moral dilemma scenarios.

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RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig

SESSION NO. 1 / WEEK NO.

MODULE NO.: Moral Dilemmas

Dilemmas and Moral Dilemmas

Overview

After learning moral and non moral standards, you must now have an idea of
what moral experience is. When you find yourself in a moral dilemma, you are in for
a moral experience. What is moral dilemma? This is the main focus of this Lesson.

Learning Outcomes

1. To explain dilemma and give examples of dilemmas


2. To explain moral dilemma and give examples of moral dilemmas
3. Key features of dilemma

Topic Presentation

DILEMMA

 Refers to a situation in which a tough choice has to be made between two or


more options, especially more or less equally undesirable ones.

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 NOT ALL DILEMMAS ARE MORAL DILEMMAS

MORAL DILEMMAS

 “Ethical dilemmas”

 Are situations in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses
of action, either which entails transgressing a moral principle.

KEY FEATURES OF MORAL DILEMMA

 A. the agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions the agent can do
each of the actions; but the agent cannot do both (or all) of the actions.

 B. The agent thus seems condemned to moral failure; no matter what she
does, she will do something wrong (or fail to do something that she ought to
do).

A Difficult Choice

You and your family love the beach and decide to spend a weekend at an
isolated beach cabin. Your teenage daughter often gets bored on your getaways,
so you make plans to take your niece along. As soon as you arrive, a storm is
looming on the horizon and the water looks rough. You tell the girls they can get
ready to swim, but to come back and help unload the car. They are so excited
they do not pay attention to the last part of what you say and run down to the
beach to swim. You do not realize they have done so until you hear your
daughter scream. You realize they are both caught in a strong current and might
be swept out to sea. You are a good swimmer and know you can save one of
them. You have a difficult choice to make. Do you:

• Save your niece first as she is a poor swimmer and will not be able to last as
long as your daughter?

Save your daughter first, because, although she is a strong swimmer and may be
able to last long enough for you to come back after saving your niece, you
cannot stand the idea of losing.

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SARCASTIC FRIEND

Your friend has a great sense of humor. However, sometimes his jokes involve
making fun of others in inappropriate ways. He will point out a physical flaw or
look for something odd or different about a person and make an unkind
comment. You feel uncomfortable when your friend does this. Do you say
something or just laugh along with him?

What do we do when faced with Moral Dilemma

Ultimately, dilemmas are conflicts in the application of moral standards. The question
is which moral standards must be followed? In a state of emergency, necessity
demands no moral law. You have to decide based on your judgement or choose
based on the principle of lesser evil or greater good or urgency.

 A Moral Dilemma is a decision making problem when two possible


imperatives, neither which unambiguously acceptable or preferrable.
 A Moral Dilemma is a situation where a person has the moral obligation to
choose between two options both based on own moral standards and moral
principles but he/she cannot choose both and choosing one means violating
the other.

Guided Exercises / Learning Activities

Home Activity 1

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Assessment

Other MORAL DILEMMAS to reflect:

ONLINE EXAM

 You are failing a class you were required to take but totally hate. You have
an on-line exam. If you fail the exam, you will fail the class. You can cheat
without anyone knowing. Do you do so and pass the class?

CHANGE

 When making a purchase at a local store, you are given too much change. Do
you say something or keep quiet?

References

 Corpuz R., Corpuz B. ETHICS


 Aquino E., Tomas, R., et al. ETHICS Principles of Ethical Behavior in Modern
Society

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