lesson 3

• behavioral expression in the face of discomfort. it is the capacity to overcome the fear of shame

  moral courage
• why is moral courage considered ethical?

  because it is the consideration of what is good and what is bad
• it is when the person is facing a situation alongside the risks that comes with it

  physical courage
• person faces mental challenges in a situation

  mental courage
• it acts as a defense mechanism against the tangible (can be touched)


  physical courage
• defense of the intangible (cant be touched)


  mental courage
• the courage that can be easily practiced by anyone

  mental courage
• attributes of a morally courageous person

  aware of the risks and courage to be moral,
• 3 methods in measuring the moral courage of a person

  intention, means, results
• checkpoints in using moral courage for ethical decision making

  • evaluate
  • determine
  • ascertain
  • consider
  • asses
  • avoid
  • continue
• factors hindering moral courage

  • organizational cultures
  • tendency to redefine unethical behaviors
  • indifference to ethical values
  • unwillingness to face tough challenges
• application of reasoning used to guide actions

  practical reasoning
• used in guiding people to think

  hypothetical reason
• it is the control over one's actions and the capacity of the person to decide based on their own choices

  will
• humans have this because they are the moral image of God; the ability to act at one's decision

  free will
• actions are based on whom when acting on free will

  the person itself
• free will is often tied up to what?

  moral responsibility
• it is the way a person perceives things and affects the understanding of certain things

  frame
• these are based on hypothesis and explain moral judgement based on logical and critical thinking

  moral theories
• moral theories considers what?

  consequences