MORAL
DILEMMAS
MODULE 2
ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BY : MS. NERISSA E. BLANCO,
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
Various authors presented their respective definition of
moral dilemma or ethical dilemma and these are the
following:
In the definition of Kvalnes (2019), a moral dilemma is a
situation in which a decision-maker must give preference
to one moral principle over another. Dilemmas occur
when, confronted with a challenging situation (e.g. equal
treatment for some versus job protection for others), two or
more of that kind of values disagree with the
understanding of the decision-maker, or when one
assesses the moral option of another. A person
experienced with a dilemma must decide whether the
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
Various authors presented their respective definition of
moral dilemma or ethical dilemma and these are the
following:
In addition, Kvalnes explained that (2019) a moral
dilemma may arise as a result of a prior personal
mistake. It's called a self-inflicted dilemma. In a strict
sense, a moral dilemma is a situation in which moral
values are of equal importance. In a broader sense,
there may be moral dilemmas in which a person has
strong moral reasons for acting which are described to
be as remarkable, nonetheless, not equally strong
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
Various authors presented their respective definition of moral
dilemma or ethical dilemma and these are the following:
According to Kurie & Albin (2007), a moral dilemma is a situation
in which people assume that they should morally do one thing
and that they should morally do another thing, and occasionally
a third thing or even a fourth thing, but they're not doing any of
these mutually contradictory choices together.
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
Various authors presented their respective definition of moral
dilemma or ethical dilemma and these are the following:
The ethical dilemma or a moral dilemma as expounded by Figar
& Dordevic, (2016) is a situation whereby a person has to make a
decision. Among competing alternatives, which is the right
(ethical) alternative and which is the best?
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
The above definitions characterized moral
dilemma or ethical dilemma as:
3) A scenario where a person has a strong
moral reason in action, but not equally strong
moral reason in acting in another way;
4) A state where a person should morally do
one, two, or more and have difficulty in
deciding any of those conflicting choices.
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
Every human being, experience struggling to make a decision
especially if there is an urgency to make a choice. Weighing what is
good and moral. Thinking which is the best between and among
choices, and perhaps at stake or in a hot sit when choosing. The
choice may be favorable to some, however, not favorable to others. It
gets individual stress of judging as to whether the decision is good or
not in travailing circumstances. A moral dilemma or ethical dilemma
applies to our personal life, in a job, in a profession, education, and
some others. In any decision, an individual must analyze every aspect,
scrutinize the pros and cons, and after several evaluations then finally
decide. That is the most challenging part, nonetheless, makes an
individual more mature in handling obstinate situations.
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
1) Making an option to one moral value over the
other;
2) A situation where moral values are equally
significant;
3) A scenario where a person has a strong moral
reason in action, but not equally strong moral
reason in acting in another way;
4) A state where a person should morally do one,
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two, or more and have difficulty in deciding any
DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
The above definitions characterized moral
dilemma or ethical dilemma as:
1) Making an option to one moral value over
the other;
2) A situation where moral values are equally
significant;
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DEFINITION OF MORAL DILEMMAS
The above definitions characterized moral
dilemma or ethical dilemma as:
3) A scenario where a person has a strong
moral reason in action, but not equally strong
moral reason in acting in another way;
4) A state where a person should morally do
one, two, or more and have difficulty in
deciding any of those conflicting choices.
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