MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
TO KEY CONCEPTS
Lesson 1 - Ethics: It’s Meaning, Nature and Scope
LESSON INTRODUCTION
Gallinero (2018) introduced ethics with
these ideas: What is morality?
• Morality is a system of beliefs about what
is right behavior and wrong behavior
(Rubin, 2015).
• Morality deals with how a person relates
with others and with the world to promote
what is good (Thiroux and Krasemann,
2009).
LESSON INTRODUCTION
In his book, Elements of Moral Philosophy,
author and university professor Dr. James
Rachels – a philosopher who specialized in
ethics – asserted that at the very least
morality is the effort to guide one’s conduct
by reason – to act based on the best reasons
for doing – while giving equal weight to the
interests of each individual affected by one’s
decision (Rachels, 2015).
LESSON INTRODUCTION
However, one queries, “Is there a
difference between Ethics and
Morality”? Well, these two words are
oftentimes used interchangeably either in
ordinary conversations or in academic
discussions and symposia. But are these two
terms exactly the same, or, is there a shade
of difference between them (Fernandez,
2018)?
Specific Learning Outcomes
During the learning engagements, the
students are able to:
• Expound the meanings/concepts of
Ethics and Morality;
• Compose a reflective essay on Ethics
and Morality;
Specific Learning Outcomes
During the learning engagements, the
students are able to:
• Write a script on “How to be
moral?”.
What do you think?
(Diagnostic Exercises/Individual)
Answer the questions briefly:
1. What is ethics?
2. What is morality?
3. What is the similarity and the difference
between ethics and morality?