SOURCES OF MORALITY School

 We are influenced by many different people, situations and things. -ethos of school
These influences change as we get older. The school has it’s own set of rules, outlining how you
 Your values are a major influence on our
moral decisions.
should act while you are there
 What are values?Values are anything that you consider good,
worthwhile or important.Your decisions are always influenced by OTHER SOURCES OF MORALITY IS EMOTIONS
your values, causing you to do something good or avoid something
that goes against your values.
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Review nalang CONCEPTS CONCERNING MORAL ACTION

 Moral self
 First is moral self ito yung it is formed because of different
influences. Hindi lang to basta natututuhan kundi umaabot ng
 MORAL INTENT
dekada para madevelop yung moral self. THE IMPORTANCE OF the desire to act ethically when facing a decision and
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT. Wherein even people who care a great overcome the rationalization to not be ethical “this
deal about morality generally care still more about other things. time.”
 According to recent research, when people act morally, their self-
perception of their own morality is strengthened, allowing them to  MORAL ACTION
relax their subsequent moral strivings and engage in immoral transforming the intent to do the right thing into reality.
actions. In contrast, after individuals act immorally, they seek to
strengthen this self-concept by engaging in moral actions
FAMILY  This includes moral ownership, moral efficacy, and
 First and most important source of morality moral courage.
 .Parents teach children to differentiate between good and bad,
right and wrong.
PARENTING STYLES  MORAL OWNERSHIP
Authoritarian- strict and rules we take moral ownership when we feel a sense
Authoritative- balance between firm and supportive of psychological responsibility over the ethical nature of
Attachment parenting- subset of authoritative, maalaga nung bata
palang, independent adults
our own actions and of those around us.
Permissive parenting- friend than role model Battle against ethical blindness and moral
Free- range parenting- hinahayaan nalang myopia.
Uninvoled parenting- hindi nakasama.
Society
The government make laws based on the common good – what will  MORAL EFFICACY
benefit the citizens of the country. Is a belief in our ability to act ethically and to
Culture
 our behaviors are guided in part by a set of social norms about
induce others to do so in the face of moral adversity.
morality that forms a basic and important part of our culture.  Being empowered to become a leader
 Create variation Power of one
Religion
 Every religion teaches it’s followers about morality, and has it’s
own set of religious values.
 The sacred text is a source of moral guidance for followers of every
religion.
  Moral agent
 MORAL COURAGE
the ability to stand up for and practice that Moral choice is committing to act for what one
which one considers ethical, moral behavior when believes is right and good.
faced with a dilemma, even if it means going against
countervailing pressure to do otherwise.Translating
 Moral luck describes circumstances whereby a
moral decisions to moral action.
moral agent is assigned moral blame or praise for
Kung hindi ka pa sinasahuran ng boss mo?
an action or its consequences, even if it is clear
Sisingilin mo ba siya kahit maging resulta nito yung
that said agent did not have full control over either
pagkatanggal mo? Ano ang mas mabuting gawin sa
the action or its consequences.
mga ganitong pagkakataon?
 Treated as an object of moral judgement kahit
FREE WILL, RESPONSIBILITY, CHOICE MORAL LUCK. yung resulta is beyond her or his control
 Relation between luck and moral accountability
 Free will refers to the capacity of human beings to  No one really knows about the outcomes
choose among alternatives, or act in certain  Resultant luck- luck in the way things turn out
situations independently of natural, social, or divine  Constitutive luck - traits and dispositions in life
restraints. In other words, it is the capacity of  Cirumstantial luck- luck in the circumstances in
humans to make choices that are genuinely their which one find oneself.
own.  Causal luck- event occurred before the main
 Freewill vs freedom of action action.
 Free will vs liberty
 Freewill vs determinism

 Free will - moral responsibility

 Moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving

praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or
omission in accordance with one's moral
obligations.Moral luck describes circumstances
whereby a moral agent is assigned moral blame or
praise for an action or its consequences, even if it is
clear that said agent did not have full control over either
the action or its consequences.
 Moral responsibility vs causal responsibility