Moral Dilemmas and Moral Development
Morality Ethics
Meaning Beliefs held by an Guiding principles held by an
individualorgroupastodo what individual or group to decide
is right and wrong. (know) what is good or bad.
Nature Cultural framework and Normative standards of behavior
principles for assessing and pertaining to the ideal code of
doing what is right or wrong. conduct of human beings
Source Culture, values, and principles Legal and institutional norms
inherited from families and (ethical frameworks such as
communities, as well as Virtue Ethics,
religion (Christianity, Utilitarianism,Deontology)created
Buddhism). by society.
Focus Doing what is right Knowing what is right
MORAL EXPERIENCE
-An experience of moral value such that one’s moral consciousness comes to work as one is called to make a
moral response.
-Experience is a generic term in the sense that whatever affects a person can be called an ‘experience’. It can
be an emotion like love or hatred.It can be active or passive like love for a friend or love of a friend. One can
speak of one’s progress in studies as ‘knowledge experience.’ Any experience leaves behind an impression or
memory. Such impressions or memories cumulatively add up to one’s experience. The totality of such
experiences contributes to the formation of a human personality.
Morality Ethics
Meaning Beliefs held by an Guiding principles held by an
individualorgroupastodo what individual or group to decide
is right and wrong. (know) what is good or bad.
Nature Cultural framework and Normative standards of behavior
principles for assessing and pertaining to the ideal code of
doing what is right or wrong. conduct of human beings
Source Culture, values, and principles Legal and institutional norms
inherited from families and (ethical frameworks such as
communities, as well as Virtue Ethics,
religion (Christianity, Utilitarianism,Deontology)created
Buddhism). by society.
Focus Doing what is right Knowing what is right
MORAL EXPERIENCE
-An experience of moral value such that one’s moral consciousness comes to work as one is called to make a
moral response.
-Experience is a generic term in the sense that whatever affects a person can be called an ‘experience’. It can
be an emotion like love or hatred.It can be active or passive like love for a friend or love of a friend. One can
speak of one’s progress in studies as ‘knowledge experience.’ Any experience leaves behind an impression or
memory. Such impressions or memories cumulatively add up to one’s experience. The totality of such
experiences contributes to the formation of a human personality.
