ETHICS
When children reach 18 yrs old they have watch around 18000 murder scenes
DepED SECRETARY - Armin Luistro implementing the guidelines of the children's television act of 1997
Virtue Ethics- concerned with understanding the good as a matter
2 Major thinkers – Plato and Aristotle
Aristotle - born in Macedonia
-Study philosopher under plato in athens
-Own school Lyceum
- Theoretical, practical science, logic
-He was a tutor of Alexander the great
-Aristotle Nicomachean ethics- 1st programmatic study of virtue ethics
Happiness and ultimate purpose- a person is directed toward a particular purpose.
General criteria
First, the highest good of a person must be final
Second, the ultimate telos of a person must be self sufficient
Ultimate good- the ultimate good by doing once function
The local saying - madaling maging tao, mahirap magpakatao
Virtue as excellence -achieving the highest purpose of a person, arete by the greek
Human soul is divided into 2 parts
1. The irrational element
2. The rational faculty
Irrational element- consist of vegetative and appetitive aspects
Vegetative aspects- responsible for nutrition and growth
Appetitive aspects - natural desire to satisfy bodily needs
Rational Element- rational faculty of a man exercises excellence by him
Faculty divided into 2 parts
1. Moral Faculty - concerned act of doing
2. Intellectual Faculty - concerned act of knowing
2 WAYS TO ATTAIN INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE
1. Philosophic wisdom - knowledge about fundamental principles
2. Practical wisdom - the good and right to conduct
Moral virtue- person is concerned with achieving his appropriate action
Mesotes- person target the mesotes (middle point)
Moral Agents and Context-the one who is tasked to think what is right
-Epimelia he auto- know thyself
Filipino philosopher Ramon C Reyes (1935-2014) essay "Man and Historical Action" explained "Who is
one".
Reyes 4 cross point
1. The Physical – one did not have a choice
2. The Interpersonal -one’s choosing
3. The Social – shapes by one society
4. The Historical – people has undergone
Individual Self- one has to pay attention not just on how one deals with oneself
John Stuart Mills- Utilitarianism, Maximizing Pleasure and Minimizing pain
Thomas Aquinas - Natural law theory states as its first inclination
Kant's Principle of Universalizability- challenges the moral agent to think beyond her own desire
Aristotle's virtue of ethics- teaches one to cultivate her one intellect
Culture and Ethics - involve goals, practices and values shared by people within an organization
Ethics- characterised moral principles that guide individuals in determining right and wrong
Cultural Norms- act as guidelines
Religion and ethics- many people who consider themselves "religious"
NUMEROUS RELIGION
1. Christianity
2. Islam
3. Hinduism
4. Buddhism
Moral deliberation- big difference between young child reasoning
Lawrence Kohlberg- American moral psychologist
Moral development happens in 6 stages divided in 3 levels
1. Pre conventional
2. Conventional
3. Post conventional
Moral problems- the first step that we ought to take
Cross point- is a point of interaction
Moral agent- person who has ability to discern right from wrong
Moral development and maturity 7 elements
1. Moral agency
2. Harnessing cognitive ability
3. Harnessing emotional resources
4. Using social skill
5. Using principles
6. Respecting others
7. Developing a sense of purpose
The Non-human Environment - the non-human world
Global community- closely connected to modern telecommunications
Ethical self- the ethics of self, the vison one has of one’s ideal self
