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    The document discusses the differences between moral and non-moral standards. Moral standards deal with issues that can help or harm people, rely on reasoning, and concern welfare. Non-moral standards may discuss right and wrong but do not necessarily affect life or well-being, can be based on authority rather than reasoning, and include laws, etiquette, and traditions.

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    The document discusses the differences between moral and non-moral standards. Moral standards deal with issues that can help or harm people, rely on reasoning, and concern welfare. Non-moral standards may discuss right and wrong but do not necessarily affect life or well-being, can be based on authority rather than reasoning, and include laws, etiquette, and traditions.

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    Non-moral standards

    • Refers to the rules that affect the choices of a person but are not linked to
    moral or ethical considerations.
    • List of non-moral standards:
    1. Aesthetics (e.g., art, fashion standards)
    2. Laws
    3. Rules in games/technical valuation
    4. Personal experiences and principles
    5. Etiquette
    6. Religion
    7. Traditions/Norms
    Moral standards
    • Refers to the rules or set of guidelines that affect the choices of a
    person and his/her belief system and decision-making progress in
    problems and situations that beg the questions of what is morally
    right and wrong.
    Concern with the welfare of beings

    Moral Standards Non-moral Standards

    Deal with matters that can May talk about what is right and
    seriously injure or benefit the wrong but their concerns do not
    welfare of beings such as war, necessarily affect one’s life or
    child abuse, rape, fraud, well-being.
    murder, and theft.
    Reliance on reasoning and not on
    authority

    Moral Standards Non-moral Standards

    Rely on reasoning and not on In the context of law and


    authoritative individuals or religion (and culture), they do
    bodies to support and justify not need to be based on valid
    their cause; cannot be changed and sound reasoning.
    nor nullified by the decisions of
    any authoritative body.
    Group Activity
    •In your own experience, which of the
    three – law, religion, culture, do you
    think has been the most influential, in
    terms of its directing you to act in
    certain ways rather than others?
    Group Activity

    •Identify a list of (a) obligations we are


    expected to fulfill, (b) prohibitions we
    are required to respect, and (c) ideals
    we are encouraged to meet.
    •Discuss whether these are ethical in
    nature or not.
    Group Activity
    •Imagine that you are a legislator. What rules or
    laws that currently prohibit certain acts or
    practices would you want to amend or repeal?
    •Also, are there certain acts or practices
    currently permitted by the law that you would
    want to prohibit? Think of this on the level of
    your school, your city, and the nation.
    Activity on ½ crosswise (Individual)

    •We have all struggled, at one time or


    another, with the question: “why should I
    bother being good? Why should I care for
    others, beyond my self?” Recount the
    circumstances surrounding your own
    experience of feeling this question most
    acutely.

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