Module 2 Lecture Supplement
Module 2 Lecture Supplement
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MORAL CHOICES
Read the following statements and decide which
ones have moral implications and which ones do
not.
Drinking and driving is wrong
I’d like to help people in need
I got a B on my religion test
Bullying is wrong and hurtful
I would never steal
I’m going to have fruit for lunch
I am always honest – lying is wrong
I can see Mary’s exam, I’m going to copy her answers
How do you know the difference between moral and
non-moral choices? 5
MORAL CHOICES
Moral choices:
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HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
When making moral decisions, we must remember
that we have relationships with other people and
our actions will affect them in different ways.
We connect with other people on three levels:
Interpersonal relationships
One on one
Family and friends
Communal relationships
Groups of people
Clubs, communities etc.
Global relationships
How you relate to people all over the world 7
Using Fair-trade products affects the people in the third world
HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
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FREEDOM
Do you agree with this phrase:
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ACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Read the following story:
Lotto winner pays tribute to honesty of Centra worker
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 - Mary Minihan
THE LUCKY Lotto winner who left his ticket in the shop where
he bought it has collected his €350,000 prize.
Dermot Finglas from Drogheda, Co Louth, was tracked down
by Tom Heavey, who works in the McDonnell’s Centra store in
the town.
Speaking to his local radio station LMFM, Mr Finglas paid
tribute to Mr Heavey. Mr Heavey marked the forgotten ticket
as “paid for” and put it away for safekeeping until Mr Finglas
was identified on CCTV footage.
“If people just aspire to be somebody even remotely like Tom.
He is richer than anybody I can imagine,” Mr Finglas said. “At
the end of the day it gives all of us a bit of hope about all this
job situation in this country, people feeling down losing their
jobs, and things like this.”
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Mr Finglas said he was going to “probably hit the Canary
Islands with a couple of friends” with his winnings
“Sitting around here thinking about it isn’t going to
help me. I’m going to need to go somewhere where
nobody knows my name to think about it.”
He said friends in Chicago had sent him messages
saying they had read the story in their local
newspapers.
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VALUES
What are values?
Values are anything that you consider good, worthwhile
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SOURCES OF MORALITY
Our morality (our sense of right and wrong) comes
from a number of different sources
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OTHER SOURCES OF MORALITY
Media
Highlights important issues and encourages people to
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MORAL VISION
What kind of moral vision do you have?
How do you think it developed?
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TO SUM UP...
Morality is an issue that has concerned man since
the dawn of time.
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