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Ethics and Moral Development

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

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Ethics and Moral Development

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  1. Ethics and Moral Development Chapter one continued

  2. 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 • Problem-solving branch of moral philosophy

  3. Communication Process

  4. 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 • Intellectual • Moral

  5. Principles of Moral Virtue • Credibility • Believable and worthy of trust • Integrity • What is right or wrong? • Civility • Self-sacrifice or self-interest? • Altruism or egoist?

  6. Values and Attitudes • Values • Moral value • Building blocks of attitudes • Attitudes • Three components: affective, cognitive, & behavioral

  7. Sources of Values and Attitudes forgottengrapes.com theribcomedy.wordpress.com althistory.wikia.com popconfidential.zap2it.com

  8. Working in groups of 2 or 3 discuss the following: • Rank the influence of each source based on the following: • 10 year old • 20 year old • 40 year old • Do you agree or disagree that role models and institutions influence attitude and values? Why or why not?

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