Emma Jane Rivera BSA 1-D Activity 7-Ethics
1. Introduction:
What is a class in ethics for?
Ethics class is for a deep understanding about the moral principle, what is right and wrong for you and
others. Ethics class helps student to evaluate their action and determine the effect of its outcome. I know
that sometimes we act because we see it as good for ourselves but it causes a bad effect to other people.
It helps an individual to analyze the action of people that surrounds them. It led us to critically analyze our
action and the action of other people if it goes beyond the moral right or it can still be considered as good
action. In ethics, it will teach us and make us realize that all actions can be good or bad because of its
purpose and how it benefits the people. Ethics class helps an individual to reflect its action about the
moral values and principle and aim to have a moral development towards their selves.
a. Look for sources (printed, recorded, or online) that show a particular action which a certain society
deemed “morally offensive” at the time and d yet when you evaluate it now, the actions seems to be
merely of a nonmoral nature. Can you identify something similar that happened in your own particular
community in the past? Have people’s opinions on the matter changed over time? What do you think you
can conversely do to awaken people to their own possibly prejudiced opinions about that matter?
Particular action which society deemed as “morally offensive”
- A woman visiting the house of his partner, like she’s the one who go the man house to visit.
This action seems to be merely of a nonmoral nature, for me in a relationship, it does not matter who
makes effort, who visits the house, or even who pays for every date as long as they love each other and
they do not harm other people, their actions are valid and should be given a respect. This scenario is
happening in my own community until now yet people especially the older individual still see this action
as bad and no decency for woman. I think the only way to awaken people about their opinion is to prove
them that a woman visiting his partner house and a man visiting his girlfriend house is just the same and
it should not be a big deal to everyone since they should not give an opinion about others business.
2. The moral agent and its context
a. Introduce yourself by showing how you are a cross-point in the sense of being a product of physical,
interpersonal, societal, and historical elements and forces, and yet at the same time, remains a project
for himself/herself. Discuss how even a slight change in any of the cross-point could have produced a
different self from who he/she is right now. (Paragraph format)
I am Emma and I grow up learning what I’ve seen in my surroundings. My behavior, my beliefs, and values
are shape by people who surrounds me. I reflect and adopt those action where I learn how to live my life.
But now, As I grow and develop myself to become who I am and choose to make decision that is not being
choose by others for me, I choose to be myself and avoid being dependent towards the decision of others.
Even though my actions, the way I socialize, the way I talk, and show myself can be seen as a reflect to
what other people do, still the decision to do so remains as my own choice. My decision when it comes to
academic, to relationship, and to my goal remain as a choice by myself and it is not being dictate by anyone
or I do not decide about it just because others choose it for me.
If I let myself to become what I observe in my surroundings, I could be such a different person but still I
choose to be myself. I could be a woman that will drinks alcohol, party all time, smoke, and stop studying
but then I think about having a life that would be a great to live and to live a life that I choose to have.
3. The role of moral development and feelings in moral deliberation
a. Identify and list down all six stages of Kohlberg’s moral development as well as the three levels he
distributes them into. Provide concrete examples of actual adults and their actions that belong to each of
the six stages. You do not have to name three real individuals, except for your examples for fifth and sixth
stages. These last ones can serve as your Kohlbergian moral exemplars.
Pre-conventional Level
• Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation
Example:
A college student follows the school rules and regulation especially when it comes to dress code to avoid
records in OSA.
Stage 2: Individual Interest
Example
A vlogger chose to help poor individual even though it is just for content just to gain more views and
attention.
Conventional Level
• Stage 3: Interpersonal/ Conformity
Example
-A woman changed the way she dress, the way she talk, and the way she socialize with other just to be
accepted in a group of friends that she want.
-A woman almost reveal her naked body just to vibe with the new trend in Tiktok.
Stage 4: Maintaining Social Order
Example
-A security guard did not allow students to enter the school without ID since it is one of the rules at school.
Post-conventional Level
• Stage 5: Social Contract and Individual Rights
Example
Senator Risa Hontiveros urges to keep the SOGIE bill to promote equal rights for the LGBTQ+ member.
Stage 6: Universal Principles
Example
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago fearless pursuit the impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada in 2001
maintaining the honesty, justice, and integrity n governance.
