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    NATURE OF

    MORAL
    STATEMENT
    Presented By : Group 1

    BSCE 2C
    OVERVIEW

    • Nature of moral statement


    • Moral statement as
    Normative Statement
    • Moral statement and Moral
    standards
    1
    MORAL
    STATEMENT
    DASCO, SANDEL E.

    2
    MORAL STATEMENT
    -assertions that express judgments
    about what is right, wrong, good, or
    bad in human behavior

    -fundamental component of ethical


    discussions

    -play a central role in guiding


    individual and societal actions
    3
    WHY DO WE NEED TO
    UNDERSTAND THE
    NATURE OF MORAL
    STATEMENT?
    DASCO, SANDEL E.

    MORAL STATEMENT
    2
    ✓ JUSTIFICATION
    -how moral claims can be
    supported

    ✓ EVALUATION
    -to determine if moral
    statement are acceptable or
    unacceptable 3
    IT WOULD SHED LIGHT ON
    THE DIFFERENCE OF
    MORALITY FROM LAW,
    ETIQUETTE, AND
    RELIGION
    2
    LAW
    -system of rules created by authorities

    ETIQUETTE
    -social norms and more on manners

    RELIGION
    -system of beliefs and practices
    related to faith
    -based on religious teachings 3
    MORAL STATEMENT
    AS
    NORMATIVE STATEMENT
    NORMATIVE STATEMENT
    NORMATIVE STATEMENT

    Expresses an evaluation, saying that something is good or


    bad, better or worse relative to some standard or
    alternative
    A moral statement is often considered a
    normative
    statement because it expresses a judgment about
    what is right or wrong, good or bad. For example,
    "Stealing is wrong" is a moral statement that
    prescribes a standard of behavior.
    Moral statements often derive from ethical theories or
    cultural values and express judgments about specific
    actions or behaviors.

    Normative statements establish standards or ideals for


    behavior and policies, often based on moral principles but
    can include other considerations.
    In summary, while all moral statements are
    normative, not all normative statements are
    strictly moral. Normative statements encompass a
    wider array of values and principles.
    MORAL STANDARDS
    HOW CAN WE DISTINGUISH MORAL
    STANDARDS FROM NON-MORAL
    STANDARDS?
    -Moral standards deal with matters that
    we think can seriously harm or benefit
    human beings. The conventional moral
    norms against cheating, lying, and killing
    deal with actions that can gravely hurt
    people. Whether human dignity is
    respected or degraded, work conditions
    are safe or dangerous, and products are
    beneficial or detrimental to our health
    are matters that affect human well-being.
    -Moral standards have universal
    validity. They apply to all who are in
    the relevantly similar sinuation. If it
    is morally wrong for a person A to do
    act X. then it is wrong to do X for
    anyone relevantly similar to P. This
    characteristic is exemplified in the
    moral rule: "Do not do unto others
    what you would not have them do
    unto you."
    -Moral standards are generally
    thought to have a particularly
    overriding importance, that is,
    people feel they should prevail
    over other values. A violation of
    the moral rule against killing or
    stealing is more important than a
    violation of the rules of etiquette
    or of grammar.
    -Moral standards are not established by
    the decisions of authoritarian bodies, nor
    are they solely determined by appealing
    to consensus or tradition. While laws and
    legal standards are established by the
    authority of the legislature, religious
    beliefs and practices are taught by the
    Church fathers and scholars, rules of
    etiquette emanate from tradition and
    consensus.
    THANK YOU!

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