PPT-America’s Moral Downfall

By TH Tim is a normal 15 year old he attends school most of the time only drinks when he is with friends chews a little tobacco here and there will lie occasionally steal only when he doesnt have the money and has already lost his virginity Wait what How did this become the normal life of an American teenager 30 years ago it was unacceptable to take part in any of these actions without being whipped by a belt and somehow now this sort of behavior is the norm This is all a severe side effect of the moral decay that America is currently in But what are morals A moral is an ethical motive based on ideas of right and wrong Recently the clear line of right and wrong has been blurred by society Average citizens would not believe that 92 percent of teens lied to their parents at least once in the past year They also would not believe that 71 percent of teens admitted that they cheated on at least one exam in the past year as well The Ethics of American Youth 2000 . Week Six: The Virtue of Virtue Ethics?. Aristotle. Recap. Man is a ‘type’ of thing.. A thing is measured by how well it performs its function.. If a thing performs its function well, it is said to flourish ‘as that thing’ (it flourishes . By Lindsey Busker and Sydney Thomson. Lawrence Kohlberg . Born in Bronxville, New York on October 25, 1927. Attended high school at Phillips Academy and then served in the Merchant Marine at the end of World War II. Moral/onventional Distinctionmoral/conventional distinction (e.g., Levy 2005Kelly et al. 2007; Stich et al. 2009Quintelier, Fesslerand De Smet 2012In turn, these criticisms have raised countercritic th. -8. th. graders. Tom Kaiser & . LeeAnna. Pyle . Lawrence Kohlberg Biographical information. Lived from 1927-1987.. Born and Raised in Bronxville, New York.. Merchant marine in World War II.. An . explanation. . of why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person’s character is good or bad. Tells us what it is about an action that . makes it right. Moral Theory cont.. Moral theories alone are . Philosophy 224. Consequentialism: The Basics. Consequentialism. is the name given to a family of more specific normative ethical position all of which share the conviction that it is the consequences of actions which determine their moral worth.. Philosophy of Education – Chapter 9. Author: . Nel. . Noddings. Chapter Highlights. Historical background of prominent ethical theories. Perspectives on Moral Education. Critical Analysis of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Physical Education has great potential for building moral character in children and youth. However, in order to realize this potential, physical educators should be familiar with the stage of character development and the best approaches to achieving this worthy goal.. Ethics Across the Curriculum . Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Values Clarification. Presenting students cases and asking: “What do you think?”. Two Approaches to Using Case Studies. Five people have fallen onto a train track and a train is hurtling towards them. It is too late for the train to stop. You are the signal man and by flicking a switch you can divert the train onto a different track, saving the people who have fallen. On the other track is a workman who will be hit by the train if you divert it.. in . Service Members . and . Veterans. Chaplain Kerry Haynes. D.Min. ., M.Div., BCC/MH. Mental Health Chaplain. San Antonio VA. Objectives. Describe moral injury. Differentiate moral . i. njury from PTSD. Themes in Ethics and Epistemology. Shane Ryan. s.g.ryan@sms.ed.ac.uk. 16/10/13. Issue. Why be moral?. Part I: Why should we be moral?. Part II: Should we be as moral as possible?. Structure. Part I. 1. The Immoralist's Challenge. In connection with “Choices” in Harper Lee’s . To Kill a Mockingbird. Moral Dilemma. A train is about to . crash off the track, . killing many people. You can pull a lever that will switch the train . Chaplain (Col.) Herman Keizer, Jr. (U.S. Army, ret.) . Founding Co-Director (retired). The Soul Repair Center. Brite Divinity School. www.brite.edu/soulrepair. . Returning Home, Strengthening Families.