PHIL104: Ethics and Values for Professionals
2016-2017
Course Introduction: Group Collaboration Worksheet
Instructions: Read and think about each of the following questions. Use the space provided to record your own ideas about these questions. Then, form groups of 2 or 3 students and share / discuss your ideas with your colleagues. If you don’t understand or agree with your colleagues, seek clarification or politely challenge them. Record the group’s ideas and prepare to share with whole class.
Note: For introductory purposes we use the words ethical and moral and ethics and morality interchangeably.
1. Use examples to explain what you mean by the Khmer word selethor. How do you expect that to compare and contrast with your study of ethics is Phil104?
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2. What is ethics? What questions do ethics try to answer?
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3. What does Buddhism say about ethics?
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Wk1IntroWorksheet / Prepared by Roger Nault (REN) / Page 2 of 24. Are law and morality the same? Is ethics defined by law? Give an example where law:
1. permits unethical behavior ______
2. prohibits ethical behavior ______
3. requires unethical behavior ______
Given these examples, what can we say about the relationship between law and ethics?
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5. Are religion and morality the same? Is morality defined by religion? Give an example where religion:
1. permits unethical behavior ______
2. prohibits ethical behavior ______
3. requires unethical behavior ______
Given these examples, what can we say about the relationship between religion and ethics?
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6. Are cultural norms and morality the same? Is morality defined by cultural norms? Give an example where cultural norms:
1. permit unethical behavior ______
2. prohibit ethical behavior ______
3. require unethical behavior ______
Given these examples, what can we say about the relationship between cultural norms and ethics?
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7. Is personal opinion and morality the same? Is morality defined by personal opinion? Give an example where personal opinion:
1. permits unethical behavior ______
2. prohibits ethical behavior ______
3. requires unethical behavior ______
Given these examples, what can we say about the relationship between personal opinion and ethics?
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