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CpE Laws and Professional Practice a. Issue on Reproductive health in the Philippines b. Treatment of education teachers vs. technical professors to their students c. People are good in rationalizing their bad behaviour b. b.
Cultural relativism – ethical theory that the meaning of right and wrong rests with a society’s actual moral guidelines. These guidelines vary widely from place to place and from time to time. Examples a. Appointing losing candidate by the winning party mate to a position in a cabinet after a year. b. Defending your friend’s / family member’s misbehaviour to save him/her of the crime. c. F epidemic - sharing your correct
program to your classmates, otherwise the entire class will condemn you for being selfish.
Divine Command Theory – based on the idea that good actions are those aligned with the will of God and bad actions are those contrary to the will of God. The Holy Books can serve as the moral decision-making guides. Most sects within the religious traditions augment Holy Books with other sources when developing their moral codes. Note The divine command theory is based on obedience,
not reason
Consequentialism/Right Ethics – the end will justify the means. The consequence of an action justifies the moral acceptability of the means taken to reach that end. It is the consequence of an action which determines whether or not the action is moral. Rights Ethics - humans have the right to life, liberty, and property (formulated by John Locke. It holds that people have fundamental rights that other people have a duty to respect. Examples a. The greatest happiness for the greatest number b. ―Buwakaw‖ in the basketball court c. People Power 2 db Persuasive Power of Ethics and the Law – the pervasive power of ethics and morals to every person is weak compared to the persuasive power of the law. Examples a. Suppose you are inside your house when suddenly someone knocked at your door.
Upon opening your door, you saw an old woman with a stain of blood in her head and ask for help. Will you help her Nine out often people will not help herb. If you receive a letter from BIR stating that Failure on your part to act accordingly will compel us to charge you of criminal offense Will you act immediately c. Will you dare to do a copycat of the Love Bug in year 2000 although the author of this virus knows that it is unethical and improper
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Virtue Ethics / Confusian Ethics- is interested in determining what kind of people we should be. It is often defined as moral distinction and goodness. A virtuous person exhibits good and beneficial qualities. In virtue ethics, actions are considered right if they support good character traits (virtues) and wrong if they support bad character traits (vices) - It focuses on
words such as responsibility, honesty, competence, and loyalty, which are virtues. Other virtues
might include trustworthiness, fairness, caring, citizenship, and respect.
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