18 Questions
What is an epistemic conflict primarily concerned with?
Conflict in decision-making due to insufficient information
In a role morality scenario, what does an individual prioritize when making decisions?
Fulfilling societal expectations
Which best describes a situation involving conflicting duties?
Being torn between obligations that cannot all be met
What is a common characteristic of a personalization dilemma?
Forcing individuals to personalize their ethical choices
In a trolley problem, what is the main ethical dilemma faced by the decision-maker?
Sacrificing one life to save many others
What distinguishes a moral dilemma from a regular decision-making scenario?
Moral dilemmas involve conflicting values, obligations, or duties
What characterizes an ethical dilemma?
Potential ethical consequences for each option
Which term best describes a situation where moral principles conflict, leading individuals to make difficult choices?
Conflicting Duties
In an ethical dilemma, what is a common characteristic of the available solutions?
There are no perfect solutions
Why might individuals find it necessary to defend their decisions in an ethical dilemma?
Due to the potential ethical consequences of their choices
What is a key aspect involved in resolving an ethical dilemma?
Careful consideration of potential outcomes and ethical principles
In what type of dilemma might individuals have to construct arguments and counterarguments at a higher level?
Role Morality
What is the central ethical conflict faced by David?
Personalization Dilemma
In which level of moral dilemma does the conflict exist when a person is asked to choose between two important values for him or her?
Individual level of moral dilemma
Which level of moral dilemma involves dilemmas that usually affect more than one person and can be part of the internal group or part of an external stakeholder?
Organizational level of moral dilemma
What type of moral dilemma involves conflicts that are not revealed to organizations or peers but are hidden at the personal level?
Epistemic Conflicts
Which ethical issue involves a situation where a person is faced with conflicting duties that are equally significant?
Conflicting Duties
Which ethical concept deals with the obligations and responsibilities unique to a particular role or position?
Role Morality
Study Notes
Moral Dilemma
- A moral dilemma is a situation where an individual must choose between two moral options, each with advantages and disadvantages that contain significant consequences.
- It involves conflicting values, obligations, or duties, forcing individuals to weigh the potential harm or benefit associated with each option.
Types of Moral Dilemma
- Epistemic Conflicts: involving conflict between two or more moral requirements, and the agent does not know which of the conflicting requirements takes precedence in the situation.
- Example: Whether to correct a pricing error or walk away with a discounted item.
Lesson Objectives
- Distinguish ordinary dilemmas from moral dilemmas.
- Differentiate the types of moral dilemmas.
- Articulate the dilemmas in different levels.
- Identify the minimum requirements of morality.
- Evaluate the soundness and validity of arguments in a moral dilemma.
- Construct arguments and counterarguments in higher-level moral dilemmas.
What is Dilemma?
- A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
- A difficult situation or problem that needs decision-making.
- Most dilemmas are inherently about "sacrifices" because in every option, there is a value.
Ethical Dilemma
- Presents a difficult decision where there is no clear right or wrong answer, and each option has potential ethical consequences.
- A situation where moral principles conflict, forcing the individual to choose between them.
- Has no perfect solution, and those making decisions may find themselves in the position of having to defend their decisions.
Resolving Ethical Dilemma
- Involves careful consideration of the potential outcomes, weighing the ethical principles at stake, and often necessitates making difficult decisions.
Levels of Moral Dilemma
- Individual level: exists within the person only, and refers to personal conflicts between values, such as whether to cheat, lie, or steal.
- Organizational level: exists within an organization or a particular sector, and affects more than one person, including internal and external stakeholders.
Explore scenarios where individuals must choose between two equally good or evil options, leading to difficult decision-making situations with conflicting values and obligations. Test your understanding of moral dilemmas and ethical principles.
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