Ethical Decision-Making Skills: Connecting Character (Section 2)

The video tutorial explores the importance of understanding one's moral and ethical worldview, emphasizing the need to take a clear stand on moral issues in public life. It highlights the role of conscience in ethical decision-making and warns against losing touch with it. The discussion contrasts moral absolutes with moral relativism, advocating for the former as a foundation for societal norms. The tutorial concludes with four keys to achieving ethical balance: values, perspective, responsibility, and character.

What is the first key step in understanding your moral and ethical worldview?

• Relying solely on emotions

• Taking a clear stand on the existence of right and wrong

• Believing in moral relativism

• Ignoring public work choices

How can one effectively use their conscience in decision-making?

• By ignoring it and relying on emotions

• By listening to it and acting on its guidance

• By consulting others for their opinions

• By following social norms blindly

What does moral relativism deny?

• The importance of social norms

• The absoluteness of truths and values

• The need for ethical decision-making

• The existence of any truths and values

Which of the following is considered a moral absolute?

• Stealing is acceptable in some situations

• Lying is sometimes necessary

• Doing harm to others is wrong

• Social norms define right and wrong

What is one of the four keys to becoming ethically balanced?

• Focusing on self-interest

• Maintaining a constant moral anchor

• Adapting character to circumstances

• Ignoring responsibility

Why is perspective important in ethical decision-making?

• It allows for rigid thinking

• It focuses on short-term gains

• It helps in seeing the big picture

• It encourages ignoring moral principles

What should ethically balanced people do regarding their shortcomings?

• Rationalize their actions

• Accept responsibility and strive to improve

• Blame others

• Ignore them