BASIC CONCEPT OF ETHICS AND TYPES OF MORAL VALUES
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Judgement from moral obligation
TYPES OF MORAL VALUES
c) SUBJECTIVE VALUE:
d) OBJECTIVE VALUE:
b) INTRINSIC VALUE:
e) RELATIVE VALUE:
a) INSTRUMENTAL VALUE:
f) ABSOLUTE VALUE:
-Depends on others value to to achieve certain objective.
Example: Honest (sincere, truthful)
Self-Control (restrained, self-discipline)
-a property of anything that is valuable on its own
-each individual has their own preferences for objects or actions.
-Accepted / rejected on the basis of a set of criteria agreed by majority of people.
-Are those that vary depending on the situation and variables of the person such as social class, nationality, age or personal experiences.
-it's a believe that there are moral principle that hold true for all people at all times at all the situations.
Example: having a beautiful family
Example: a Mercedes may be a higher quality automobile than some other brands, yet, not everybody who can afford a Mercedes buys one. The higher quality is not worth that much more to them, even though it is to someone else.
Example: Killing someone in cold blood, and not because of self-defense which ends a person's life, hurts their family, and makes you the monster.
Example: The practice of slavery in pre-Civil war U.S. society or the practice of apartheid in South Africa is wrong despite the beliefs of those societies. The treatment of the Jews in Nazi society is morally reprehensible regardless of the moral beliefs of Nazi society.
Example: respect each other, say no to betrayal.
DESCRIPTIVE VALUES
- describes object, character and situation
- value neutral and explains facts
- not concerned with judgements of moral values :
Example: Queen Elizabeth is the ruler of England
moral-value judgements
directly effect on character
BASIC CONCEPT OF VALUES
Definition : Value things that have an intrinsic worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor.
Example: a beautiful palace might have vintage value but it is not moral value.
THE DIVISION OF VALUES
Moral Value:
Values considered by individuals or groups of people as good moral values
Non-Moral Value:
In the form of political, economic or aesthetic domain, although 'good', it has nothing to do with what is considered good in moral perspective.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF VALUE
- can be seen, appraised & felt through the subject’s speech, movement, conduct, attitude / action.
change from time to time.
It is different from one place to another.
a prescriptive trust whether it is expected or unexpected
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FUNCTIONS OF VALUES
Values provide goals or ends for the members to aim for.
Values provide for stabilities and uniformities in group interaction. ...
Values bring legitimacy to the rules that govern specific activities. ...
Values help to bring about some kind of adjustment between different sets of rules
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TYPES OF NORMATIVE STATEMENT
form of order and directions
NORMATIVE STATEMENT WITH DIRECTLY EFFECT ON CHARACTER
NORMATIVE STATEMENT WITH JUDGEMENTS OF MORAL OBLIGATION
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NORMATIVE STATEMENT WITH MORAL-VALUE JUDGEMENTS
Examples : - we should dedicated to our parents
People should not buy and sell shares in a way and intent to gamble.
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The person who can forgive such as negligence or mistake is a saintly person.
we always responsible in our studies.
Each individual has the right to own their goods. Therefore, we can not take other’s people goods without permission.
Driving recklessly may endanger other road users. We need to drive carefully.
Examples of Normative statement
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