1. ETHICS An Introduction BBC

2. Small Group Discussion

3. GROUP 1
Have you ever found a smart phone? What did you do? If you haven’t, what do you think you would do?
Is stealing ALWAYS wrong? When is it right to steal?
Would you jump into a deep river to save a drowning animal?
Group 3
Would you risk your life to save another person?
If you could save people by killing one person, would you?
Should poor people be punished for stealing if they are stealing to feed their family?
GROUP 2
What should a person do if they find a wallet? What do people usually do? What would you do?
How often do you lie? When is it okay to lie?
If you saw a pickpocket taking someone’s wallet what would you do?

4. You just discussed issues involving ethics and decision making!

5. Ethics-An Introduction
Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society.
Ethics:
A Moral Philosophy or framework
What is good for society
What is good for individuals

6. Questions and Dilemmas
Ethics covers the following dilemmas:
how to live a good life
our rights and responsibilities
the language of right and wrong
moral decisions - what is good and bad?

7. What informs or shapes ethics?
Our concepts of ethics have been derived from religions, philosophies and cultures. They infuse debates on topics like abortion, human rights and professional conduct.
What else might shape our ethics and values?

8. What can ethics do for us?
Ethics can provide a moral map
They can guide us on how to live and answer difficult questions
Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement
They can show us why people are disagreeing and show what each group values
Ethics can provide several answers
They can help us realize that life is not black and white nor is there usually one perfect and easy answer in many discussions

9. The Big Debate

10. Are ethical statements objectively true?
Ethical realists think that human beings discover ethical truths that already have an independent existence.
Ethical non-realists think that human beings invent ethical truths.
Moral Relativism
Moral Absolutes