ÉTICA
Profesional
Cristiana
Pr. Germán A. González
The Word
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The greatest need in the world is for
men who do not sell or buy themselves;
men who are sincere and honest in the
most intimate of their souls; men who do
not fear to give sin the name that
corresponds to it; men whose
conscience is as loyal to duty as the
compass to the Pole; men who stand on
the side of justice even if the heavens
fall.
(E.G. White Education p. 57)
But such a character is not the result of
chance; it is not due to special favors or
gifts from Providence.
A noble character is the result of selfdiscipline, of the subjection of the lower
nature to the higher, of the surrender of the
self to the service of love of God and of
man.
It is necessary to instill in the young the
truth that their gifts do not belong to them.
Force, time, intellect, are but borrowed
treasures. They belong to God, and every
young man should resolve to give them the
highest use. (Education.) Page 57)
ÉTICA
MORAL
Ethics
Etymology
From the greek ethos
Custom, habit, way of doing things
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MORAL
Etymology
From the latin mos-moris
"the disposition of one "customs,
manners,”
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" It is the normative
ETHICS
DEFINITION
science of human acts
that studies how these
must be to achieve
perfection ".
FERNANDO SODI
ETHICS
DEFINITION
"A practical and normative
science that rationally
studies the goodness and
badness of human acts" .
Adolfo Sánchez Vásquez
Is the science of the moral
Guséinov
Moral
DEFINITION
"Set of principles, precepts,
mandates, prohibitions,
permits, behavior patterns,
values and ideals of good life
that together make up a
more or less coherent
system, typical of a concrete
human collective in a certain
historical period"
Cortina, A . (2008).
ETHICS
&
MORAL
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Quotes and
reflections
Ethics and Morality
Morality – making choices with reasons
Ethics – the study of HOW the choices are
made, “ethics is the study of morality”
Often use “ethics” and “morality”
interchangeably
Contrast and functions
Ethics
• It is a normative science.
• Its objective is to reflectively
clarify the field of morality.
• It does not have an immediate
impact on daily life.
• Triple function
1. Clarify what is moral.
2. Base morality, know their
reasons.
3. Apply to the different areas of
life the result of their analysis.
Moral
Proposes concrete actions in
specific cases according to
moral or value judgments.
Immoral
It is that which does not agree or
is opposed to an existing moral
code.
Amoral
That has no relation with
morality. Describe a situation.
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Ethics
Ethical
judgment
Moral /
Moral
Conception
Decision
Moral
judgment
or value
judgment
Applied Ethics
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Moral
Judgment or
Value
Judgment
What is?
Moral opinion sufficiently thought about the goodness
or badness of the intentions, acts and consequences
that are involved in a decision.
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ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS OF
MORAL
1. Norms or moral codes that regulate the actions.
2. A free and conscious subject capable of complying or
carrying out these norms.
3. Inherent values to the norms or rules of conduct
(good, honesty, justice, honor, fidelity, among others)
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MORAL CONDUCT
(Rest, 1986; Bebeau, Rest y Narvaez, 1999)
1. Moral sensitivity
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Four component
model
Interpret the situation
as moral.
2. Moral judgment
Judge actions that are
morally correct or
incorrect.
3. Moral motivation
4. Moral character
Prioritize moral values in
relation to other
personal reasons.
To be able to overcome
situations, in spite of personal
or situational constraints, to
persist in the choice of morally
justifiable decisions.
THE TWO PLANES OF MORAL
PLANES
NORMATIVE PLANE - Moral
Norms and rules that indicate a must be (moral),
Ex: You must abide by the will of the State.
FACTUAL PLANE - Morality
The acts performed according to morality
(morality) Ex: You must abide by the will of the
State then You pay your taxes despite being at odds
with your destination.
MORAL JUDGMENTS
Evaluate
ACTIONS
PERSONS
INTENTIONS
Political systems
Economic Systems
Legal Systems
INSTITUTIONS
AND SYSTEMS
MORAL JUDGMENTS
Make up
and reflect
our identity
Reflect the
type of person
we would like
to be
They are key in
the construction
of our life project
They show
the kind of
society we
want
Influence our
sympathies and
antipathies
Vocabulary
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Ethics
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Moral
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Goodness
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Badness
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Judge