The information found in this presentation is coming from a book Gallinero, et. al. (2019) Ethics Mutya Publishing House and YouTube video discussion found at https://youtu.be/SVYcETMuJg8.Retrieval Date March 16, 2022.

1. God’s priority is not your destination but your development. God’s
priority isn’t the dream but the dreamer.
- Bo Sanchez

2. EETTEQITU
COYLIP
WLA
MMTCAENMNOD

3. MORAL AND NON MORAL
STANDARD
Lesson 2

4. Learning Objectives
At the end of the one hour class, the students are expected
to:
• Enumerate and explain the characteristics of moral
standards;
• Give examples of moral and non-moral standards;
• Differentiate between moral and non-moral standards; and
• Explain how rules in life differ from moral standards.

5. Standards
Standards are rules that help people understand
what should be done or avoided so there can be
order in society. Standards can be moral or non-
moral.

6. What is a moral standard?
• It normally promotes the good, that is the
welfare and well-being of humans as well as
animals and the environment.
• It is a code of what is right or wrong without
reference to specific behaviours or beliefs
(O’Connor, Lynn, 1997).

7. Characteristics of moral standard
• Moral standards involve behaviours that seriously
affect other people’s well-being.
• Moral standards take a more important
consideration than other standards, including
self-interest.
• Moral standards do not depend on any external
authority but in how the person perceives the
reasonableness of the action.

8. Characteristics of moral standard
• Moral standards are believed to be universal.
• Moral standards are based on objectivity.
• Moral standards are associated with vocabulary
that depicts emotions or feelings like guilt,
shame, remorse, praise, indignation, etc..

9. What is a non-moral standard?
• It can be considered as relative standards by
which someone or something is being judged as
either good or bad.
• Refer to standards by which we judge what is
good or bad and right or wrong in a non-moral
way. It is a matter of taste and preference

10. Moral standards versus other rules in life
Etiquette is a set of rules on how an individual
should responsibly behave in the society (Taylor and
Williams, 2017).
Policy is a clear, simple statement of how an
organization plans to handle its services, actions,
or business. These are guiding rules to help with
decision making (The University of Sydney, 2017).

11. Moral standards versus other rules in life
Law is a rule created and enforced by the
government and its agencies to maintain order,
resolve disputes, and protect a person’s liberty and
rights (Robertson 2018 as cited by Brickley and Gottesman, 2017).
Commandment is a rule that is strictly observed
because it was said to be set by divine entity, such
as those in the Ten Commandments (Stahl, 2009).

12. WHY NEED TO DISTINGUISH MORAL
STANDARDS FROM NON MORAL ONES?

13. WHY NEED TO DISTINGUISH MORAL
STANDARDS FROM NON MORAL ONES?
Different cultures have different moral standards.
What is a matter of indifference that is, a matter
of taste in our culture maybe a matter of moral
significance in another.

14. WHY NEED TO DISTINGUISH MORAL
STANDARDS FROM NON MORAL ONES?
People have to understand the difference between
moral standards and non-moral standard to
identify fundamental ethical values that may guide
our action.

15. ACTIVITY
In a ½ sheet of paper create a Venn diagram
regarding the moral and non-moral standards. Take
a picture of it and submit it in the google
classroom. Deadline will be on Friday.
Content - 5
Creativity- 3
Neatness - 2
=10 points

16. ASSIGNMENT
Recall a personal experience where you
encountered a situation with a moral dilemma.
Write it down in a short bondpaper (encoded) and
submit it in the google classroom.