CE 10
Unit 1: Moral Decision Making
Block:
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Moral Decision Making Scenarios
Within your group, explore the object, intention, and circumstances in each of these scenarios. Then
determine what a moral person would do.
1. A girl gets raped and is pregnant. Her friends encourage her to have an abortion.
Object
Intention
Circumstance
A moral person would ______________________________________________________________
because
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2. A man makes love to his wife when it is medically dangerous for her.
Object
Intention
Circumstance
A moral person would ______________________________________________________________
because
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3. A wealthy, but stingy, man donates money to the poor in order to improve his reputation.
Object
Intention
Circumstance
A moral person would ______________________________________________________________
because
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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4. An ambitious young person invests in a stock that is lucrative but it exploits women and children
in an impoverished country.
Object
Intention
Circumstance
A moral person would ______________________________________________________________
because
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