What is a Moral Issue
Ethical Question
A question that challenges you to consider a particular ethical concept, principle, or perspective in your analysis
Ethical Questions
Are well framed by asking "To what degree....?" or "To what extent....?"
Ethical Question
As Why? or How?
Ethical Question
Goes beyond "Yes/No."
Moral Issue
Matter of Right or Wrong, good or bad, life or death
Moral Stance
My moral orientation or direction in life; what I "stand for"
Moral Stance
Often labeled as Pro (for) or Con (against)
Moral Issue
Situations that significantly benefit or harm persons (self or others), directly or indirectly.
Moral Stance
The position one takes on a moral issue
Moral Issue
Whenever you have a choice, and your choice may harm or benefit other people
Moral Criteria
Why I take the moral stance I do!
moral values
are often a singular word—a virtue, a principle or value: truth, justice, kindness, etc.
moral values
principles or ideals I hold that form one's stance
Ethical Question
seek to determine what one ought to do
Moral Criteria
the reasons for my position
