CET - Chapter 5 (Dilemma)

Is a situation where a person is forced to choose between two or more conflicting options, neither of which is acceptable.

• Dilemma

• Ethical or Moral Dilemmas

Ex: You come home after duty, your mom said there are two dishes prepared for you as well as your brother and you can only pick one.

• Dilemma

• Ethical or Moral Dilemmas

Once you pick an option, you can’t pick the others because the options in a dilemma are ________, not ___________.

• alternative, cumulative

• cumulative, alternative

When dilemmas involve human actions which have moral implications they are called ______________.

• Dilemma

• Ethical or Moral Dilemmas

All dilemmas are considered ethical/moral dilemma.

• True

• False

These are situations where persons who are “moral agents” in ethics, are forced to choose between conflicting options neither of which resolves the situation in a morally acceptable manner.

• Dilemma

• Ethical or Moral Dilemmas

[Ethical or Moral Dilemmas]

These are situations where persons who are “__________” in ethics, are forced to choose between conflicting options neither of which resolves the situation in a __________________.

• moral agents

• moral users

• moral dilemmas

• morally acceptable manner

• morally unacceptable manner

An ethical dilemma arises when a person is forced to decide between two morally sound options, but it does not conflict with the established boundaries of a business, a governmental agency, or the law.

• True

• False

An ethical dilemma arises when a person is forced to decide between two ________________ options, but they may conflict with the _________________ of a business, a governmental agency, or the law.

• morally sound

• immorally sound

• established boundaries

• established laws

What three conditions must be present in moral dilemmas?

• You are presented with two or more actions, all of which you have the ability to perform

• There are moral reasons for you to choose each of the actions

• You cannot perform all of the actions and have to choose which action

• You can perform all actions and there is no reason for each