Edward E (1902-73) ), Schiller, Herder, Kierkegaard, and Others We Find A Recognition
Edward E (1902-73) ), Schiller, Herder, Kierkegaard, and Others We Find A Recognition
Edward E (1902-73) ), Schiller, Herder, Kierkegaard, and Others We Find A Recognition
BSA 2-4
OCTOBER 9, 2020
1. Ethics is only concerned with the theoretical criteria of what is good and non-good.
Answer: FALSE. The statement is false because ethics is only concerned with the
theoretical criteria of what is good and greater good. Ethics is concerned with what is
good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy. And how to
live a good life, our rights and responsibilities, the language of right and wrong and moral
decisions - what is good and bad?
2. Morality is cultural.
Answer: TRUE. The statement is true because morality is cultural describes a collective
way of life, or way of doing things. It is the sum of attitudes, values, goals, and practices
shared by individuals in a group, organization, or society. Cultures vary over time
periods, between countries and geographic regions, and among groups and organizations.
Culture reflects the moral and ethical beliefs and standards that speak to how people
should behave and interact with others.
Answer: TRUE. The statement is true, for example, some authors affiliated to aesthetic
modernism (Baudelaire) or to Lebensphilosophie (notably Nietzsche) tend to understand
authenticity as something to be attained in opposition to the demands of society and of
culture, whereas in the writings of authors such as Rousseau (Evans-Pritchard, Sir
Edward E (1902–73)), Schiller, Herder, Kierkegaard, and others we find a recognition
(with very different degrees of awareness and explicitness) of the fact that social
expectations, roles, and institutions cannot be understood as playing a merely
constraining, ‘disciplinary,’ or repressive role but also somehow constitute the symbolic
material out of which fulfillment can be generated.
4. Moral development begins with the experience of pain and gain.
Answer: TRUE. The statement is true because it begins with the experience of pain and
gain. Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation Stage 1 focuses on the child’s
desire to obey rules and avoid being punished. For example, an action is perceived as
morally wrong because the perpetrator is punished; the worse the punishment for the act
is, the more “bad” the act is perceived to be.
Stage 2: Instrumental Orientation, Stage 2 expresses the “what’s in it for me?” position,
in which right behavior is defined by whatever the individual believes to be in their best
interest. Stage two reasoning shows a limited interest in the needs of others, only to the
point where it might further the individual’s own interests. As a result, concern for others
is not based on loyalty or intrinsic respect, but rather a “you scratch my back, and I’ll
scratch yours” mentality. An example would be when a child is asked by his parents to do
a chore. The child asks “what’s in it for me?” and the parents offer the child
an incentive by giving him an allowance.
Answer: FALSE. The statement is false because the highest stage of moral development is
the Universal ethical principle orientation. Generally, the chosen principles are abstract rather
than concrete and focus on ideas such as equality, dignity, or respect. Laws are valid only
insofar as they are grounded in justice, and a commitment to justice carries with it an
obligation to disobey unjust laws. People choose the ethical principles they want to follow,
and if they violate those principles, they feel guilty. In this way, the individual acts because it
is morally right to do so (and not because he or she wants to avoid punishment), it is in their
best interest, it is expected, it is legal, or it is previously agreed upon.