BG 1403: Business

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BG 1403 Business Professional Ethics Seminar

• Chapter IV Moral Judgment
• (1/2 After mid-term)

A. Weeraphan Phanwilai
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Contents

• 1.What is moral judgment
• 2.Domains for moral judgment
• 3.Ends and means
• 4.Film analysis
• 5.Value judgment (virtue as responsible judgment)
• 6.Moral courage

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Acts of Man

• Acts of man which are under the control of the
  will and therefore done knowingly and willingly
  not acts which happen by accident, as falling, or
  by nature, as growing, or by instinct, as dodging
  a missile, but acts performed by choice, that is,
  after deliberation and decision. They are
  imputable to their human author to the extent
  that he has knowledge of his own activity and its
  import, and to the extent that he has freedom of
  election. The moral or ethical character of the
  human act lies in this, that it is freely placed
  with knowledge of its objective conformity or
  nonconformity with the law of rational nature,
  the moral law.
• New Catholic Dictionary

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4 DOMAINS FOR MORAL JUDGEMENT
1. Moral Agency (moral subject) 2. Action
(Execution) 3. Consequence 4. Agents Conscience

• Man is the father of his acts. (cf. CCC 1749)

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Moral Agency

• Motivation
• Circumstances
• Intentions

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Execution of Human Action

• Freedom
• - Physical Freedom
• - Psychological Freedom
• Cooperation
• - Active Cooperation
• - Passive Cooperation

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Consequences

• Positive Consequences
• Negative Consequences

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AGENTS CONSCIENCE

• Conscience is mans most secret core, and his
  sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice
  echoes in his depths.(cf. ccc 1795)
• A persons internal voice that tells whether the
  action he/she performs is right or wrong.
• Conscience is shaped by formation, continual
  adherence to moral acts and moral characters.

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Ends and Means

• Ends the intention, goal or purpose of an
  activity.
• Means the method an agent uses so as to attain
  or fulfill intention, goal or purpose.

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Film analysis A Time to Kill
Kalee
Jeck
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Reflection Sheet
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Four Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
Temperance
Fortitude
Justice
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Plato

• Greek Philosopher

(428-347 B.C)
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Platos Cardinal Virtues

• Plato in the Republic contends that a state
  comprises three major functions which needs
  different trait of characters.
• The ruler needs wisdom.
• Soldiers need courage.
• Common people need temperance.
• All need justice (harmony).

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Responsible Judgment Virtue

• A habit of doing things in an excellent manner.
  Virtue consists in observing the mean between
  excess and deficiency. For example, brave is the
  mean between cowardice and rashness.

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Aristotles Intellectual Virtues

• Human acts always pursue the good. The highest
  good of man is happiness (eudaimonia) which can
  be achieved by acting in accordance to reasons
  and pursuing an activity of the soul in
  conformity to virtues (arete excellence).

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Cardinal Virtues.

• Prudence A justification of what ought to do
  and what ought not to do.
• Fortitude Without courage we are unable to cope
  with dangers and difficulties in life.
• Temperance The ability to expend ones resources
  wisely, otherwise one will be worse off.
• Justice The ability to maintain peaceful and
  harmonious relationship with others.

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Temperance
Prudence
Fortitude
Justice
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Moral Courage

• To act with fairness, respect, responsibility,
  honesty, and compassion despite the risks of
  doing so
• To be awareness of risks the perception of forth
  coming dangers

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Moral Courage

• To be flexible in response to the risks
• To practice, to practice, to practice.

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