Dilemma

• DILEMMA

  It refers to a situation in which a tough choice has to be made between two or more options, especially more or less equally undesirable ones
• Dilemma - A usually undesirable or unpleasant choice. (Merriam-Webster)
• MORAL DILEMMA

  Also called ‘ethical dilemmas’, moral dilemmas are situations that involves a choice, decision, act/action, solution that may include an unpleasant problem or situation where you feel you simply do not know what to do or which way to turn.
• THREE LEVELS OF MORAL DILEMMAS

  1. PERSONAL DILEMMAS
  2. ORGANIZATIONAL DILEMMAS
  3. STRUCTURAL DILEMMAS
• PERSONAL DILEMMAS - Are those experienced and resolved on the personal level.
• ORGANIZATIONAL DILEMMAS - It refer to ethical cases encountered and resolved by social organizations. This category includes moral dilemmas ion business, medical field, and public sector.
• STRUCTURAL DILEMMAS - When a person or group of persons who holds high level positions in the society faces a morally conflicting situation wherein the entire social system is affected.
• Morality

  • is a question of choice.
  • practically, is choosing ethical codes, values, or standards to guide us in our daily lives.
  • Philosophically, choosing is impossible without freedom
• Reason as a requirement for morality entails that human feelings may be important in ethical decisions, but they ought to be guided by reason
• Impartiality, on the other hand, involves the idea that each individual’s interests and point of view are equally important. Also called evenhandedness or fair-mindedness.
• Freedom: This means that people have the ability to make their own choices. When we talk about freedom in morality, we're saying that people can choose how they act and what they do.
• Responsibility: With freedom comes responsibility. This means that because people can choose what they do, they must also take responsibility for their actions. This includes the impact their actions have on themselves and others.
• ·       Freedom allows people to make their own decisions.

  ·       Responsibility ensures that people are accountable for the outcomes of those decisions.