19 August 2016 . 1100am . Friday . Moral Studies

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Chapter 1 : Importance of Moral Studies

1. Define Morality 道德 & Ethics 伦理. 

Morals  道德

• principles of right and wrong in personal behavior 
• a personal standard of beliefs concerning what to accept and not to accept for them to do. 
• all these judgement * are religion-based, culturally-based & personal-based 
• its more abstract &subjective.

what is judgement*? right or wrong, accept or not accept; goodness or badness



Ethics 伦理

•  ethos derive from Greek work meaning custom, habit, character or disposition.  
• concepts of ethics have been derived from religions, cultures and philosophies 
• branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles 
• ethic is governing  a person's / group's behavior 
• conceived 设想 as shared principles promoting fairness in social and business interactions业务交互.   
• ethics are more practical, 
• three areas: metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics

  


Man is responsible for moral behavior. Explain why?



Morality presupposes ( 前提 / Andaikan ) a person. Discuss.





List the 5 fundamental moral values according to Haidth's "Moral Foundatios Theory"

Jonathan Haidt has come up with a definition of Morality that is quite useful. He used secular means (the scientific method) to arrive at what he considered a sound foundation for Morality (which he denotes as synonymous with Ethics). He has reduced Morality to be comprised of five basic components.

1 Harm / Care
2 Fairness / Reciprocity
3 In-group / Loyalty
4 Authority / Respect
5 Purity / Sanctity ( Kesucian )


Is morality universal? Provide justification for your stand


There are 3 such determinants of morality. State the 3 sources principles of determinatns and provide the example of each point



Chapter 2 : Ethical and Value Concepts

what is the difference between immoral and amoral?

Differentiate between Deontic judgments and Aretaic judgement. Provide examples in your explanation.

State and explain
extrinsic values and intrinsic values
subjective values and objective values
relative values and absolute values

in your view, is moral dilemma can be classified as a complex situation? Elaborate your answer

The concept of value is used to resolve Moral Conflicts. Do you agree witht he contention. Discuss