The document defines different types of moral problems and dilemmas. It discusses epistemic moral dilemmas where two moral requirements conflict and the agent does not know which takes precedence. It also discusses ontological moral dilemmas where two moral requirements conflict but neither overrides the other. Obligation dilemmas involve more than one obligatory action while prohibition dilemmas involve all actions being forbidden. Self-imposed moral dilemmas are caused by the agent's wrongdoings while world-imposed dilemmas are caused by external events. An example is given of having to choose between honoring a promise to a son or helping a sick man in need of medical help.

1. Moral Problems
By: Glennson Loyola
PAMPANGA COLLEGES INC.

2. Moral Problems
A working definition of an issue of
moral concern is presented as any
issue with the potential to help or
harm anyone, including oneself.

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TYPES OF
MORAL PROBLEMS
Epistemic moral dilemmas.
Ontological moral dilemmas
Obligation dilemmas
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Self-imposed moral dilemma
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4. Epistemic moral dilemmas involve
situations wherein two or more moral
requirements conflict with each other
and that the moral agent hardly knows
which of the conflicting moral
requirements takes precedence over the
other. In other words, the moral agent
here does not know which option is
morally right or wrong.

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Ontological moral dilemmas, on the other hand,
involve situations wherein two or more moral
requirements conflict with each other, yet neither of
these conflicting moral requirements overrides each
other. This is not to say that the moral agent does not
know which moral requirement is stronger than the
other. The point is that neither of the moral
requirements is stronger than the other; hence, the
moral agent can hardly choose between the
conflicting moral requirements.

6. A self-imposed moral dilemma is caused by the
moral agent’s wrongdoings.
A World-imposed moral dilemma, on the other
hand, means that certain events in the world place
the agent in a situation of moral conflict.

7. Obligation dilemmas are situations in
which more than one feasible action is
obligatory, while prohibition dilemmas
involve cases in which all feasible actions
are forbidden.

8. Finally, in single agent dilemma, the agent “ought,
all things considered, to do A, ought, all things
considered, to do B, and she cannot do both A and B”.
In other words, the moral agent is compelled to act
on two or more equally the same moral options but
she cannot choose both.

10. Situation :
You ought to honor a promise to your son to
be home early for your son’s birthday
celebration, but on your way home you saw a
sick old man who needs to be brought to the
hospital.

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