Let’s look at specific examples of ethical and moral judgments in daily life!
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Today, I’ll explain ethical and moral issues that we might face in our daily lives using specific examples.
For instance, relationships with friends, troubles at work, money transactions, and various other situations can be challenging to judge.
Let’s take a look!
1 The Dilemma of a Friend’s Secret and Safety
Specific Situation
Your best friend confides in you about their deep feelings and troubles.
For example, they tell you they are suffering from depression and considering self-harm.
However, they ask you not to tell anyone.
You respect their feelings but are worried about their safety and unsure what to do.
Ethical and Moral Judgment
In this case, you need to choose between “keeping the secret to maintain your friend’s trust” and “consulting someone to ensure their safety.”
While respecting your friend’s feelings is important, if they are in danger, it’s crucial to consult a trusted adult or professional.
Their life and safety are the top priority, so helping them get appropriate support is the right choice.
2 Witnessing Misconduct at Work
Specific Situation
While working at a new job, you see a colleague deliberately manipulating data to improve efficiency.
The colleague says, “It’s not a big deal,” but you feel it’s wrong.
Ethical and Moral Judgment
In this case, you have to choose between “overlooking it to maintain a good relationship with your colleague” and “reporting it to be honest with the company and customers.”
Morally, you might worry about your relationship with your colleague, but ethically, overlooking misconduct can negatively impact the entire company.
Reporting it honestly and correcting the misconduct will bring better long-term results and protect the company’s trust.
3 Handling Extra Change
Specific Situation
When shopping, you receive more change than you should at the register.
You might be in a hurry and think, “It’s okay,” and consider keeping it.
Ethical and Moral Judgment
At this moment, you need to decide between “prioritizing time and leaving” and “returning the extra change honestly.”
While it might be easier in the short term, morally, returning the extra change is the right thing to do.
Ethically, being honest is important, so if the benefit you received is due to someone else’s mistake, it’s desirable to correct it.
4 Role Distribution in a University Group Project
Specific Situation
In a university group project, you notice that one member is doing almost no work.
They say, “I’m too busy,” but other members are compensating for their lack of work.
Ethical and Moral Judgment
Here, you have to choose between “leaving the unfair situation as it is” and “holding that member accountable.”
While it might be easier to cover for them in the short term, morally, it’s important that everyone fulfills their responsibilities fairly.
Ethically, holding that member accountable or consulting the professor to resolve the situation is the best choice for the entire team.
5 Temptation to Copy Homework
Specific Situation
With a university assignment deadline approaching, you realize you might not finish on time. A friend offers, “You can copy my homework.”
While copying would allow you to submit the assignment, you worry about getting caught.
Ethical and Moral Judgment
In this case, you need to choose between “taking the easy way out” and “doing the assignment yourself.”
While copying your friend’s homework might make things easier, morally, it’s important to do it yourself.
Copying is dishonest and means missing out on a learning opportunity.
Ethically, doing the assignment yourself is the right choice, leading to personal growth and maintaining integrity.
6 Summary
As these examples show, ethical and moral judgments in daily life are important in many situations.
It’s crucial to make honest and fair choices while considering how your actions affect others.
You might still face various situations where you wonder what to do, but make good choices based on your values and ethics!
(Note.)
This text was generated by asking an AI, but AI answers are not always correct, so please make sure to verify important information.
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