What is Philosophy Philosophy The study of knowledge reality and existence What is real Why am I here What is my purpose A set of views and opinions from philosophers Ethics Moral principles that govern a person or a groups behaviour ID: 503455
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Ethics and Philosophy 2101Slide2
What is Philosophy?Slide3
Philosophy
The study of knowledge, reality and existence
What is real? Why am I here? What is my purpose?
A set of views and opinions from philosophersSlide4
Ethics
Moral principles that govern a person or a group’s behaviour
What a person/group thinks is right or wrong
Code of expected behaviour
Can be national ethics, social ethics, company ethics, professional ethics or family ethics
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Morality
Principles concerning the distinction between right/wrong or good/bad behaviour
Behaviour as it is affected by observation
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What is the difference between morals and ethics?
Basically the same, a VERY subtle difference
MORALS define personal character (I KNOW she will do the right thing/he would NEVER do anything like that)
Your moral code is unchanging
Ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.
Your ethical behaviour can be affected by other sourcesSlide7
Example: Shoplifting
Shoplifting, what do your morals tell you? If you are with a group of friends and you all make a pact to shoplift?
Your ethics might shift....maybe they won’t and you won’t shoplift.
Maybe your friends will convince you to join in the activity because you will be left out, or a store won’t miss one little thing.
Your actions decide your ethics....not necessarily your moralsSlide8
Discussion
What influences your morals?
How do you make ethical decisions?
Do you use your morals to decide behaviour/actions?Slide9
What would you do?
You forgot a book in your classroom, and when you return to get it, the classroom was empty and there is a $5 bill on the floor. What would you do? What if it was a $50 bill?Slide10
WWYD?
You discover your best friend’s boyfriend/girlfriend kissing someone who is NOT your friend. What do you do?Slide11
WWYD?
You hit a car in the parking lot, leaving a small dent. No one has seen it. What do you do?Slide12
WWYD?
You just got back from shopping, and looking at your receipts, discover that you were not charged for a $75
hoodie
. What do you do? What if you realize at the cash register that you were not charged for something?Slide13
WWYD?
Take a teacher’s perspective: You overhear students talking about a big fight planned to
2:15.
What do I do?Slide14
WWYD? by you
What would you do? Think of an example where ethical behaviour or moral standards are challenged. Write it down, with no name. Keep it clean – we will draw 1 or 2 a day to discuss. Feel free to add to the What would you do? jar at anytime.