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Ethics and Morality. Area of Study 2.1 – Ethical Method In A Pluralist Society. Today’s Learning. Exam review and check. Ethics v Morality. Ethics and morals both relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct.
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Ethics and Morality Area of Study 2.1 – Ethical Method In A Pluralist Society
Today’s Learning • Exam review and check
Ethics and morals both relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct. Ethicsrefer to the series of rules or decision making processes that are provided to an individual, group or society by an external source, e.g. their profession or religion. Moralsrefer to a group, individual’s or societies principles regarding right and wrong.
Ethics: Examination of the process of decision making about what is good/bad, right/wrong and the exploration of why people/groups make the decisions they do. Morality: An accepted set of standards or beliefs or values that establish what should or ought to be the behaviour of individuals, groups or societies. May or may not be the result of ethical reflection or examination.
Before We Begin • What do these terms mean? • Pluralist – • a society in which there are many religions, ideas or approaches, no sigle view is dominant. • Ethics – • Study of the decisions involving laws, values, morality, norms and ideas. • Morality – • An accepted set of beliefs, values and standards that establish what should or ought to be the behaviour of individuals, groups and societies.
Norm (Normative) – • Something that is the set or accepted standard of behaviour. • Ethical Principles – • What rules, values, goals and approved ways of behaving are organised around. • Conscience – • The capacity to know, consider and evaluate right and wrong, good and bad, and worthy and unworthy human behaviour.
Values - • Ideas about what is important in life, which attach worth to particular feelings, concepts and objects that have the power to shape behaviour. • Natural Law – • a system of moral principles thought to be common to all human beings as a basis of conduct, related to human instincts or behaviour.
Values Auction Each of you has $1,000 into spend. You can bid any amount up to $1,000 for an item. You must bid in quantities of 100 or more. If you make the highest bid for an item, you pay for it. Once your money is gone, you cannot bid on additional items, even those you really want. When an item is sold, please write the amount of the winning bid in the first column on your handout. Write the greatest amount you would have been willing to bid for that item in the second column.
Review • Judging from the bidding, which items were most valuable? Which were least valuable? Why? • Do you think an item was most valuable if lots of people bid on it or if it went for the most money or both? Why? • Are you satisfied with what you bid on? Do you feel that your bidding accurately reflects what you most value in life? • Were there any items that no one seemed interested in buying? If so, why do think no one was interested in it (them)? • How would your parents have bid in this auction? Why?
UDHR - Investigation • Poster • Helpful websites • Human Rights Watch - http://www.hrw.org • Youth for Human Rights - http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/voices-for-human-rights/human-rights-abuses.html • Amnesty International - http://www.amnesty.org.au • Catholic Church (Human Rights) - http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/page.php?pg=mission-humanrights • Catechism (Human Rights) - http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c2a3.htm
Today’s Learning • Morals and Ethics Review • Religion and Ethics • Ethics Comparison
Reading • Ethical Thinking • Read pages 159-161
What Is Ethics? • Ethics and morals both relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct. Ethics refer to the series of rules or decision making processes that are provided to an individual, group or society by an external source, e.g. their profession or religion. Morals refer to a group, individual’s or societies principles regarding right and wrong.
Why Ethics? • Decisions and morals are subjective. • Increased social cohesion. • Better outcomes for all in all situations. • Requires study and debate
Religion and Ethics • Each religious tradition maintains a set of written ethical principles or codes of behaviour based on the Traditions core beliefs. • These ethics are provided the believer advice on what ought to be done and set out a list of values, qualities or laws that would bring about the ideal society.
Christian Ethics • Found within the Catechism and are an expansion of the teachings of Jesus. • Examples: • Beatitudes • Golden Rule • Thinking clip
Homework • Read 189-191 • Answer questions: 1-5 on page 191-192
Today’s Learning - review • Morals and Ethics Review • Religion and Ethics • Ethics Comparison
Today’s Learning • Continued from Tuesday • Morality and Laws
Reading • Morality and Laws • Read pages 172-175
Classwork/Homework • Family and Ethics • Read 181-182 • Answer Q’s 1-4 on page 182. • Wicked Campervans • Research Wicked Campervans (controversy) and discuss [give your opinion} based on your morality.
Today’s Learning - review • Continued from Tuesday • Morality and Laws
Today’s Learning • Who has Ethical Authority? • Contemporary examples
Ethical Authority • Read 179-181 • Copy table 4.2 into your workbook and describe anything you agree or disagree with. Use question 1 as a guide if helpful. • Answer Q 2
Activity • Activity 4.14 p 187 • Working with a partner. • Research and summarisetwo of the ethical theories listed and then apply them to a contemporary issue
Today’s Learning - review • Who has Ethical Authority? • Contemporary examples
Today’s Learning • Great Ethical Thinkers Discussion • Ethical issue or not? • Ethics of Driving
Great Ethical Thinkers • Discussion
Ethical Issue ID • At least two different opinions about the issue, leading to at least two potentially different courses of action. • Opinions and judgments about the issue are debated in terms of good and bad, right and wrong, worthy and un-worthy human behaviour.
Ethical Issue ID • Consider which items in the following list are clear ethical issues. • Write the issue in the form of a proposition, which could be debated in terms of good and bad, right and wrong, worthy and un-worthy human behaviour.
Ethical Issue ID • Wearing revealing clothes • Raising poultry in battery cages • Body piercing • Legalisation of marijuana • Government limits being placed in poker-machine gambling • Sexting • Speed cameras • Giving to a beggar • Forwarding emails, Twitter, Facebook conversations
Ethical Decision Making Model • Identify the issue. • Determine the position/view point of each of the stakeholders involved. Does this influence their decision. • What are the possible outcomes/decisions. • What impact will each of the outcomes lead to. • Seek further opinion (Ethical Authorities – the more the better). • Determine a course of action – what is best (dependent on ethical model) Resources - Pg 199 (blue text)
Autonomous Vehicles • Autonomous reco’ and weapons delivery vehicle • Jet Fighter
Today’s Learning - Review • Great Ethical Thinkers Discussion • Ethical issue or not? • Ethics of Driving
Today’s Learning • Applying ethical methodology to an issue • Medicinal Cannabis Oil
The Issue • Article 1 - Medical marijuana: Jai's story • Article 2 - Cannabis oil: Raided for helping their son • Article 3 - Man supplying cannabis to seriously ill toddler has house raided after writing to Chief Minister
Questions – Cannabis Oil • Is this and ethical issue? • Who are the stakeholders? Who has an opinion to offer? • What are the possible outcomes for each opinion? • Does the use of medicinal cannabis oil differ from societial norms? • Describe your viewpoint/decision about the use of medicinal cannabis oil for children. • Where do many organis compounds used in medication come from? • Is the issue complicated by illegal use of cannabis and how could this confuse the issue of medicinal cannabis oil?
Today’s Learning - Review • Applying ethical methodology to an issue • Medicinal Cannabis Oil
Today’s Learning • Applying ethical methodology to an issue • Warfare