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Ethics and Moral Development Chapter one continued
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Ethics and Moral Development. Chapter one continued . Three Branches of Ethics. Metaethics Study of Characteristics of ethics Normative Ethics Create guidelines for moral conduct Examples: Kantian ethics ,Virtue Ethics, & Utilitarian Ethics Applied Ethics - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ethics and Moral DevelopmentChapter one continued
Three Branches of Ethics
MetaethicsStudy of Characteristics of ethics
Normative EthicsCreate guidelines for moral conductExamples:
Kantian ethics ,Virtue Ethics, & Utilitarian Ethics
Applied EthicsProblem-solving branch of moral philosophy
Communication ProcessMoral Agent
Act
motives
context
Individual or
Audience
Consequence
Why study ethics? Can ethics be taught?Moral Knowledge
Plato ~ “the unexamined life is not worth living”Aristotle ~ human goodness requires a life of virtue
IntellectualMoral
Principles of Moral Virtue
CredibilityBelievable and worthy of trust
IntegrityWhat is right or wrong?
CivilitySelf-sacrifice or self-interest? Altruism or egoist?
Values and AttitudesValues
Moral valueBuilding blocks of attitudes
AttitudesThree components: affective, cognitive, & behavioral
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Sources of Values and Attitudes
Working in groups of 2 or 3 discuss the following:
1. Rank the influence of each source based on the following:• 10 year old• 20 year old• 40 year old
2. Do you agree or disagree that role models and institutions influence attitude and values? Why or why not?
