Topic 1 - What Is Ethics
Topic 1 - What Is Ethics
Topic 1 - What Is Ethics
WHAT IS ETHICS?
Presented by:
Kim M. Velasco
A.Y 2020-2021
Batangas
Batangas State
State University
University
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OF NURSING
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ALLIED HEALTH
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Pablo Borbon
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
1. Discuss the definition, nature, and importance of
ethics to an individual and society.
2. Explain the difference between moral standards
and non-moral standards.
3. Enumerate the characteristics of moral standards
to easily identify its dissimilarities to non-moral
standards.
4. Explore how moral standards are form
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Batangas State
State University
University
COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF
OF NURSING
NURSING ANDAND ALLIED
ALLIED HEALTH
HEALTH SCIENCES
SCIENCES –– Pablo
Pablo Borbon
Borbon Main
Main 11
WHAT IS ETHICS?
Ethics or moral philosophy can be provisionally described as the
empirical study of moral decisions. It is a discipline concerned with what
is morally good and evil, right and wrong.
Moreover, ethics is a systematic analysis of the nature of human
actions. It is concerned about the correctness and wrongness of the act.
An act is deemed to be right or wrong, based on the intent,
circumstances, or character of the act itself. As a philosophy, is a very
important discipline because it involves critical thinking, as it explores
and describes fundamental beliefs, standards, ideals, and traditions.
This is thus a higher level of human discipline.
IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS
Allows us to say right from wrong, good from the bad.
Provide true, specific guidance to our lives
Help direct us to cope more effectively with ethical dilemmas by removing
actions that do not adhere to our sense of right and wrong–our own moral
interests–without compromising others
People will be very careful to the actions and decisions to make
Establish good habits of characters of a person
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IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS
Come up to rational decisions in facing an ethical dilemma
It makes a person responsible in the family, school and society
Reminds a person to fully need conscience in decision making and a
person can acknowledge the actions made
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University
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Pablo Borbon
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CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL
STANDARD
(1) Moral standards entail serious harm or benefit. Examples of this are the
following: theft, the murder of innocent people, respect others, a feeding
program for the poor.
2) Moral standards are not determined by authority figures. Moral values
should always be upheld, even though they are at odds with self-interest.
Cheating on examination is an example wherein the students should not
cheat during exams.
(3) Moral standards should be adopted over other values, including self-
interest. Moral standards should always be retained even if they are at
stake with self-interest.
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Pablo Borbon
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CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL
STANDARD
(4) Moral standards are focused on objective considerations. The basis of
considerations and decisions must not be favorable only to a particular
person or group. Anyone who commits mistakes and wrongful acts then is
punished accordingly. It must be an unbiased or impartial consideration
(5) Moral standards are perceived to be universal. We want everyone to live
up to these norms and feel resentful when somebody doesn't live up to
them. Moral standards believed to be universal as it is applicable anywhere
and anytime
(6) Moral standards are correlated with different feelings and vocabulary. If
anyone doesn't live up to the norm or standards, he will feel guilty, bad, and
wrong
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Batangas State
State University
University
COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF
OF NURSING
NURSING ANDAND ALLIED
ALLIED HEALTH
HEALTH SCIENCES
SCIENCES –– Pablo
Pablo Borbon
Borbon Main
Main 11
ACTIVITY!!!