In this module, we will begin to think about ETHICS.
PART 1
Answer these questions honestly. Don’t worry–nobody will judge you:
1. While shopping at CVS, you notice a young woman shoplifting. Do you report her? Why? Why not?
2. You have persuasive evidence that your best friend’s boyfriend is cheating on her. Do you tell her?
Why? Why not?
3. Your friend confesses to you, in strict confidence, that she stole $10,000.00. What do you do?
4. You realize when you get home from a shopping spree at your favorite boutique that the
salesperson didn’t charge you for the most expensive item. Do you go back to the store and correct
the mistake? Why? Why not?
5. You have been dating someone whom you really like for a month. Last night, in the interests of
total honesty, he told you that he has had sex with 100 people. What do you do?
These are all ethical questions. They deal with (a) our ideas of right and wrong and (b) our relationship
with, or our DUTY OF CARE to, other people. How ethical are we? Bearing this in mind, read the
Introduction and Chapter 1 (pp. 1-28) of the textbook, paying particular attention to Horner’s
criticism of Moral Scepticism and Relativism.
David Puttnam (http://www.davidputtnam.com/) believes that the media have a duty of care.
Watch his 2013 Ted Talk, in which he raises powerful and persuasive questions about right and
wrong, and the media’s ethical obligations.
Puttnam’s emphasis is on REASONABLENESS. According to him, “The media have to decide: do they
see their role as being to inflame or to inform?” Horner’s mission is RATIONALITY. He writes “What I
hope to demonstrate that to act morally is to act rationally; to act immorally is always to act
irrationally; and that morality is not a sideshow to the real business of the world” (11).
You will notice that Horner uses the terms ethics and morals interchangeably. Do you think that
ethics and morals are always identical?
In your DISCUSSION 1: Intro please (i) introduce yourself, (ii) give your answer to one of the above
questions (1-5), and (iii) write a developed paragraph defining ETHICS and how you think they
intersect with MORALITY (which has to do with what people often call values; these often have to do
with religion or spirituality), LAW (which has to do with policy), and POLITICS (which of course
always have to do with power). Then respond to 2 other posts.
In your DISCUSSION 1: Intro please (i) introduce yourself, (ii) give your answer to
one of the above questions (1-5), and (iii) write a developed paragraph defining
ETHICS and how you think they intersect with MORALITY (which has to do with
what people often call values; these often have to do with religion or spirituality),
LAW (which has to do with policy), and POLITICS (which of course always have to
do with power). Then respond to 2 other posts.
Isabella Dipaolo posted Nov 26, 2021 5:55 PM on ☆ Subscribe
Hi! My name’s Bella Dipaolo! My a 3rd year psych major and Im talking this class for my
philosophical credits.
If I had been given persuasive evidence pointing towards the fact that my best friend’s boyfriend
is cheating on her, I would tell her. Any type of situation where ethics are involved, I always end
up thinking about what I would want someone to do for me. Even if I had a boyfriend of five
years who I think I’m getting engaged to and will have kids with; if he was cheating on me, I
would like to know. I do understand that this is a hot take, and some people may not want to
hear it. But for my best friend, I’m only looking out for her best interests, and I would hope she
sees that as well. In the TedTalk, Puttnam emphasized reasonableness, whether media sees
their role to inflame or to inform. I would tell my best friend in the reason to inform her of what
could be going on. I wouldn’t push her in a specific direction because she may not hold the
same values as I do. Dump him or get married, at the end of the day it is her relationship.
Ethics is defined as moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. What “morals” differ
between each individual on the planet. Same goes for politics and the strictness of the law that
people choice to follow. Ethical choices are choosing between right and wrong. I think morals
are developed by a person throughout their life and can be change if the person chooses to look
at life in a different perspective. I was thought that stealing is wrong, telling your friend that their
boyfriend of x number of years is of a greater good and people’s privacy should be respected;
but that’s the ethics that I follow. Ethics in general are affected by the laws placed by
government in hopes that society follows a good path. If you’re a kleptomaniac, the laws that
state that you’ll be arrest for stealing are aimed to persuade you to not steal anymore. Morals
and laws are aimed to control communities to secure good and common welfare of everyone.
Hello everyone, my name is Fumei Jackson and I am a junior studying business administration. I’m
taking this class to fulfill my philosophical inquiry requirement.
When it comes to the fifth question regarding someone’s sexual history, I would first appreciate the
honesty and reciprocate the honesty by sharing how many people I’ve been with. There is a lot of shame
surrounding people who have had many sexual experiences so I’m sure it’s difficult to open up about
something like that. “Body count” doesn’t equate to anything but someone’s history. There’s no
judgement towards someone who’s very sexually active or to someone who hasn’t been sexually active at
all. However, I would want to know if they consistently practiced safe sex – especially if I planned to
eventually be physically involved with them. If they disclosed that they did not, I would ask them to get
tested for STD/STIs – in the interest of my own physical health. It’s a reasonable request, and I’d reassure
them that it wasn’t out of judgement. Transparency and communication are very important in the
beginning of relationships.
Ethics are principles of morals that influence someone’s behavior. Morals deal with the principles of right
and wrong or badness or goodness of human character or behavior. And law are rules that regulate actions
of members of the system that it is enforced. When it comes to ethics and morals, they are different since
ethics are externally provided (such as a workplace or religious principles) or guided whereas morals
refer to one’s own principles of right and wrong. Morals and laws are related since law demands
subjection which comes from the state, rules that comes from one human to be imposed on another
human. However sometimes morals conflict with personal values or a moral system which causes people
to act. It’s important that people know the difference. There aren’t laws regarding each action one can
make but morality can be applied to every action one can make. When it comes to ethics and law, people
should conform to ethics or moral codes. But laws are codified moral codes that regulate society that
carry punishment when someone violates it. Personal moral values influence ethics whereas laws use
ethics as a guiding principle. When it comes to politics, personal morals and laws intersect since
politicians end up using their own ethical code to create public policy which in turn influences laws that
are applied to society.
PART 2
Watch this Ted Talk by David Pizarro, a psychologist with a special interest in how the emotions of
anger, disgust and fear affect our moral judgment.
In your DISCUSSION 2: “MORAL JUDGMENTS” write 2 developed paragraphs in response to this
writing prompt:
“Moral judgements* can, and must be made on rational grounds rather than on personal intuition or
preferences” (18).
Respond to 2 other posts.
THIS DISCUSSION (YOUR POST AND YOUR RESPONSES TO 2 OTHER POSTS) IS DUE BY 11:59
PM ON THE SUNDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE COURSE: 12/05/2021.
*Because our text book is published in the UK, the author uses the English spelling, “judgement.” In
American English, the word is spelled “judgment.” Please use the American spelling.
In your DISCUSSION 2: “MORAL JUDGMENTS” write 2 developed paragraphs in
response to this writing prompt:
“Moral judgements can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences” (18).
Uuganbolor Amar posted Nov 29, 2021 5:08 PM
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Moral judgments can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences
Moral judgment should be made on rational grounds rather than personal intuition
as emotional compulsions considerably impact political beliefs. It is argued that
humans’ disgust response influences their moral beliefs and political intuition.
According to David Pizarro, the distinct feature of disgust is that it’s not limited to
its universal nature and strength but its power of association, which plays a role in
moral judgment. Research data has also proven that more conservative people are
easily disgusted as compared to liberals. (Pizarro). Therefore, this suggests that
disgust significantly shapes moral judgment as emotions impact the way we think
and judge.
However, Pizarro also states that people exhibit more disgust to certain sexual
acts when they are reminded of something that disgusts them. (Pizarro). It is,
therefore, safe to say that human’s judgment of social issues is imperiled to their
intrinsic inclination to be disgusted. This is also witnessed in the case scenario
whereby foul odor or something equal temporarily shifts one’s attitude concerning
politics and morality. With regards to this, the emotion of disgust, therefore,
significantly influences our actions and thoughts.
Austin Tong posted Nov 29, 2021 3:42 PM
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Moral judgments can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences. After watching the TED Talk by David Pizarro, I
learned how many people are heavily influenced by external factors that construe
one’s moral judgment. Emotions are a universal feeling that people feel and they
motivate us to do good and less bad. They help us communicate and understand
the world around us. The main emotion he emphasized was disgust. It is an easily
elicited emotion to convey our feelings. They are linked to people not accepting
certain behaviors if it is linked to disgust. Examples he gave were how properties
of the sliminess, bad smell, stickiness, decay, and foulness with jews, women,
homosexuals, untouchables, and lower-class people.
Options that help citizens truly grasp knowledge that is unbiased are through
education and reading about the topics at hand. Rather than having a biased
stance when it comes to issues such as homosexuality or, a morally right person
would think, does this affect me? Should I be concerned? One must do their
research before making decisions that are morally ethical. The media is a large
source of news that one must fact check rather than accept everything they read
to be true. Personal opinions and biases must be put to the side and one must
understand what is right and wrong without external factors that may sway their
decisions.
Fumei Jackson posted Nov 29, 2021 1:37 PM
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Hello everyone, my name is Fumei Jackson and I
am a junior studying business administration. I’m
taking this class to fulfill my philosophical inquiry
requirement.
When it comes to the fifth question regarding
someone’s sexual history, I would first appreciate
the honesty and reciprocate the honesty by sharing
how many people I’ve been with. There is a lot of
shame surrounding people who have had many
sexual experiences so I’m sure it’s difficult to open
up about something like that. “Body count” doesn’t
equate to anything but someone’s history. There’s
no judgement towards someone who’s very
sexually active or to someone who hasn’t been
sexually active at all. However, I would want to
know if they consistently practiced safe sex –
especially if I planned to eventually be physically
involved with them. If they disclosed that they did
not, I would ask them to get tested for STD/STIS –
in the interest of my own physical health. It’s a
reasonable request, and I’d reassure them that it
wasn’t out of judgement. Transparency and
communication are very important in the beginning
of relationships.
Ethics are principles of morals that influence
Ethics are principles of morals that influence
someone’s behavior. Morals deal with the
principles of right and wrong or badness or
goodness of human character or behavior. And law
are rules that regulate actions of members of the
system that it is enforced. When it comes to ethics
and morals, they are different since ethics are
externally provided (such as a workplace or
religious principles) or guided whereas morals refer
to one’s own principles of right and wrong. Morals
and laws are related since law demands subjection
which comes from the state, rules that comes from
one human to be imposed on another human.
However sometimes morals conflict with personal
values or a moral system which causes people to
act. It’s important that people know the difference.
There aren’t laws regarding each action one can
make but morality can be applied to every action
one can make. When it comes to ethics and law,
people should conform to ethics or moral codes.
But laws are codified moral codes that regulate
society that carry punishment when someone
violates it. Personal moral values influence ethics
whereas laws use ethics as a guiding principle.
When it comes to politics, personal morals and
laws intersect since politicians end up using their
own ethical code to create public policy which in
turn influences laws that are applied to society.
Melissa Hernandez
Mon at 6:47 PM
Hi Fumei.
I also agree that transparency and
communication are fundamental in
relationships but as you said there is a
lot of shame that surrounds people who
have had many sexual encounters and
while society is talking about it more
and more as time passes by I think it is a
harsh topic and maybe a lot of people
might be offended if they are asked to
be tested for STD’s/STI’s. Well I think
its hard because all individuals are
different and might not have the same
reaction.
I liked your ethics definition and I liked
that you mentioned that politicians end
up using their own ethical code but do
you believe that many politicians have
to set aside their own ethical code so
that they can please and influence many
more voters out there and therefore
win elections?
Purchase answer to see full
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PART 1
Answer these questions honestly. Don’t worry–nobody will judge you:
1. While shopping at CVS, you notice a young woman shoplifting. Do you report her? Why? Why not?
2. You have persuasive evidence that your best friend’s boyfriend is cheating on her. Do you tell her?
Why? Why not?
3. Your friend confesses to you, in strict confidence, that she stole $10,000.00. What do you do?
4. You realize when you get home from a shopping spree at your favorite boutique that the
salesperson didn’t charge you for the most expensive item. Do you go back to the store and correct
the mistake? Why? Why not?
5. You have been dating someone whom you really like for a month. Last night, in the interests of
total honesty, he told you that he has had sex with 100 people. What do you do?
These are all ethical questions. They deal with (a) our ideas of right and wrong and (b) our relationship
with, or our DUTY OF CARE to, other people. How ethical are we? Bearing this in mind, read the
Introduction and Chapter 1 (pp. 1-28) of the textbook, paying particular attention to Horner’s
criticism of Moral Scepticism and Relativism.
David Puttnam (http://www.davidputtnam.com/) believes that the media have a duty of care.
Watch his 2013 Ted Talk, in which he raises powerful and persuasive questions about right and
wrong, and the media’s ethical obligations.
Puttnam’s emphasis is on REASONABLENESS. According to him, “The media have to decide: do they
see their role as being to inflame or to inform?” Horner’s mission is RATIONALITY. He writes “What I
hope to demonstrate that to act morally is to act rationally; to act immorally is always to act
irrationally; and that morality is not a sideshow to the real business of the world” (11).
You will notice that Horner uses the terms ethics and morals interchangeably. Do you think that
ethics and morals are always identical?
In your DISCUSSION 1: Intro please (i) introduce yourself, (ii) give your answer to one of the above
questions (1-5), and (iii) write a developed paragraph defining ETHICS and how you think they
intersect with MORALITY (which has to do with what people often call values; these often have to do
with religion or spirituality), LAW (which has to do with policy), and POLITICS (which of course
always have to do with power). Then respond to 2 other posts.
In your DISCUSSION 1: Intro please (i) introduce yourself, (ii) give your answer to
one of the above questions (1-5), and (iii) write a developed paragraph defining
ETHICS and how you think they intersect with MORALITY (which has to do with
what people often call values; these often have to do with religion or spirituality),
LAW (which has to do with policy), and POLITICS (which of course always have to
do with power). Then respond to 2 other posts.
Isabella Dipaolo posted Nov 26, 2021 5:55 PM on ☆ Subscribe
Hi! My name’s Bella Dipaolo! My a 3rd year psych major and Im talking this class for my
philosophical credits.
If I had been given persuasive evidence pointing towards the fact that my best friend’s boyfriend
is cheating on her, I would tell her. Any type of situation where ethics are involved, I always end
up thinking about what I would want someone to do for me. Even if I had a boyfriend of five
years who I think I’m getting engaged to and will have kids with; if he was cheating on me, I
would like to know. I do understand that this is a hot take, and some people may not want to
hear it. But for my best friend, I’m only looking out for her best interests, and I would hope she
sees that as well. In the TedTalk, Puttnam emphasized reasonableness, whether media sees
their role to inflame or to inform. I would tell my best friend in the reason to inform her of what
could be going on. I wouldn’t push her in a specific direction because she may not hold the
same values as I do. Dump him or get married, at the end of the day it is her relationship.
Ethics is defined as moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. What “morals” differ
between each individual on the planet. Same goes for politics and the strictness of the law that
people choice to follow. Ethical choices are choosing between right and wrong. I think morals
are developed by a person throughout their life and can be change if the person chooses to look
at life in a different perspective. I was thought that stealing is wrong, telling your friend that their
boyfriend of x number of years is of a greater good and people’s privacy should be respected;
but that’s the ethics that I follow. Ethics in general are affected by the laws placed by
government in hopes that society follows a good path. If you’re a kleptomaniac, the laws that
state that you’ll be arrest for stealing are aimed to persuade you to not steal anymore. Morals
and laws are aimed to control communities to secure good and common welfare of everyone.
Hello everyone, my name is Fumei Jackson and I am a junior studying business administration. I’m
taking this class to fulfill my philosophical inquiry requirement.
When it comes to the fifth question regarding someone’s sexual history, I would first appreciate the
honesty and reciprocate the honesty by sharing how many people I’ve been with. There is a lot of shame
surrounding people who have had many sexual experiences so I’m sure it’s difficult to open up about
something like that. “Body count” doesn’t equate to anything but someone’s history. There’s no
judgement towards someone who’s very sexually active or to someone who hasn’t been sexually active at
all. However, I would want to know if they consistently practiced safe sex – especially if I planned to
eventually be physically involved with them. If they disclosed that they did not, I would ask them to get
tested for STD/STIs – in the interest of my own physical health. It’s a reasonable request, and I’d reassure
them that it wasn’t out of judgement. Transparency and communication are very important in the
beginning of relationships.
Ethics are principles of morals that influence someone’s behavior. Morals deal with the principles of right
and wrong or badness or goodness of human character or behavior. And law are rules that regulate actions
of members of the system that it is enforced. When it comes to ethics and morals, they are different since
ethics are externally provided (such as a workplace or religious principles) or guided whereas morals
refer to one’s own principles of right and wrong. Morals and laws are related since law demands
subjection which comes from the state, rules that comes from one human to be imposed on another
human. However sometimes morals conflict with personal values or a moral system which causes people
to act. It’s important that people know the difference. There aren’t laws regarding each action one can
make but morality can be applied to every action one can make. When it comes to ethics and law, people
should conform to ethics or moral codes. But laws are codified moral codes that regulate society that
carry punishment when someone violates it. Personal moral values influence ethics whereas laws use
ethics as a guiding principle. When it comes to politics, personal morals and laws intersect since
politicians end up using their own ethical code to create public policy which in turn influences laws that
are applied to society.
PART 2
Watch this Ted Talk by David Pizarro, a psychologist with a special interest in how the emotions of
anger, disgust and fear affect our moral judgment.
In your DISCUSSION 2: “MORAL JUDGMENTS” write 2 developed paragraphs in response to this
writing prompt:
“Moral judgements* can, and must be made on rational grounds rather than on personal intuition or
preferences” (18).
Respond to 2 other posts.
THIS DISCUSSION (YOUR POST AND YOUR RESPONSES TO 2 OTHER POSTS) IS DUE BY 11:59
PM ON THE SUNDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE COURSE: 12/05/2021.
*Because our text book is published in the UK, the author uses the English spelling, “judgement.” In
American English, the word is spelled “judgment.” Please use the American spelling.
In your DISCUSSION 2: “MORAL JUDGMENTS” write 2 developed paragraphs in
response to this writing prompt:
“Moral judgements can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences” (18).
Uuganbolor Amar posted Nov 29, 2021 5:08 PM
☆ Subscribe
Moral judgments can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences
Moral judgment should be made on rational grounds rather than personal intuition
as emotional compulsions considerably impact political beliefs. It is argued that
humans’ disgust response influences their moral beliefs and political intuition.
According to David Pizarro, the distinct feature of disgust is that it’s not limited to
its universal nature and strength but its power of association, which plays a role in
moral judgment. Research data has also proven that more conservative people are
easily disgusted as compared to liberals. (Pizarro). Therefore, this suggests that
disgust significantly shapes moral judgment as emotions impact the way we think
and judge.
However, Pizarro also states that people exhibit more disgust to certain sexual
acts when they are reminded of something that disgusts them. (Pizarro). It is,
therefore, safe to say that human’s judgment of social issues is imperiled to their
intrinsic inclination to be disgusted. This is also witnessed in the case scenario
whereby foul odor or something equal temporarily shifts one’s attitude concerning
politics and morality. With regards to this, the emotion of disgust, therefore,
significantly influences our actions and thoughts.
Austin Tong posted Nov 29, 2021 3:42 PM
☆ Subscribe
Moral judgments can, and must, be made on rational grounds rather than on
personal intuition or preferences. After watching the TED Talk by David Pizarro, I
learned how many people are heavily influenced by external factors that construe
one’s moral judgment. Emotions are a universal feeling that people feel and they
motivate us to do good and less bad. They help us communicate and understand
the world around us. The main emotion he emphasized was disgust. It is an easily
elicited emotion to convey our feelings. They are linked to people not accepting
certain behaviors if it is linked to disgust. Examples he gave were how properties
of the sliminess, bad smell, stickiness, decay, and foulness with jews, women,
homosexuals, untouchables, and lower-class people.
Options that help citizens truly grasp knowledge that is unbiased are through
education and reading about the topics at hand. Rather than having a biased
stance when it comes to issues such as homosexuality or, a morally right person
would think, does this affect me? Should I be concerned? One must do their
research before making decisions that are morally ethical. The media is a large
source of news that one must fact check rather than accept everything they read
to be true. Personal opinions and biases must be put to the side and one must
understand what is right and wrong without external factors that may sway their
decisions.
Fumei Jackson posted Nov 29, 2021 1:37 PM
☆ Subscribe
Hello everyone, my name is Fumei Jackson and I
am a junior studying business administration. I’m
taking this class to fulfill my philosophical inquiry
requirement.
When it comes to the fifth question regarding
someone’s sexual history, I would first appreciate
the honesty and reciprocate the honesty by sharing
how many people I’ve been with. There is a lot of
shame surrounding people who have had many
sexual experiences so I’m sure it’s difficult to open
up about something like that. “Body count” doesn’t
equate to anything but someone’s history. There’s
no judgement towards someone who’s very
sexually active or to someone who hasn’t been
sexually active at all. However, I would want to
know if they consistently practiced safe sex –
especially if I planned to eventually be physically
involved with them. If they disclosed that they did
not, I would ask them to get tested for STD/STIS –
in the interest of my own physical health. It’s a
reasonable request, and I’d reassure them that it
wasn’t out of judgement. Transparency and
communication are very important in the beginning
of relationships.
Ethics are principles of morals that influence
Ethics are principles of morals that influence
someone’s behavior. Morals deal with the
principles of right and wrong or badness or
goodness of human character or behavior. And law
are rules that regulate actions of members of the
system that it is enforced. When it comes to ethics
and morals, they are different since ethics are
externally provided (such as a workplace or
religious principles) or guided whereas morals refer
to one’s own principles of right and wrong. Morals
and laws are related since law demands subjection
which comes from the state, rules that comes from
one human to be imposed on another human.
However sometimes morals conflict with personal
values or a moral system which causes people to
act. It’s important that people know the difference.
There aren’t laws regarding each action one can
make but morality can be applied to every action
one can make. When it comes to ethics and law,
people should conform to ethics or moral codes.
But laws are codified moral codes that regulate
society that carry punishment when someone
violates it. Personal moral values influence ethics
whereas laws use ethics as a guiding principle.
When it comes to politics, personal morals and
laws intersect since politicians end up using their
own ethical code to create public policy which in
turn influences laws that are applied to society.
Melissa Hernandez
Mon at 6:47 PM
Hi Fumei.
I also agree that transparency and
communication are fundamental in
relationships but as you said there is a
lot of shame that surrounds people who
have had many sexual encounters and
while society is talking about it more
and more as time passes by I think it is a
harsh topic and maybe a lot of people
might be offended if they are asked to
be tested for STD’s/STI’s. Well I think
its hard because all individuals are
different and might not have the same
reaction.
I liked your ethics definition and I liked
that you mentioned that politicians end
up using their own ethical code but do
you believe that many politicians have
to set aside their own ethical code so
that they can please and influence many
more voters out there and therefore
win elections?
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