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Institute of Arts and Sciences

SELF – PACED LEARNING PLAN
ETHICS
APRIL 13 – 15, 2020

TITLE OF CONTENT OF THE LESSON/SHORT SELF-LEARNING ANSWERS TO GUIDE

OBJECTIVES GUIDE QUESTIONS
TOPIC READINGS/EXPLANATION ACTIVITIES QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 2 1. Differentiate Moral Courage 1. Why is the will as 3. Watch a movie depicting 1. Will is as important as
Lesson 3: “knowing” and • Moral Courage is the courage important as moral courage. Write a reason for these two are
Moral “actually executing” to put your moral principles reason? short reflection about the essential in decision
a good moral 2. What was your movie. What was the makings. Reason is a like a
Courage decision.
into action even though you most important moral dilemma that the drive to a human person
2. Judge their may be in doubt, are afraid, or moral experience main character faced? to act morally for him to
own moral face adverse consequences. last year? How did What did the main act rationally, while will is
behavior in Moral Courage involves careful you go about character go through in enabling the human
deliberation and mastery of formulating and standing up for his moral person to act carefully.
terms of coming up whit a
the self. Moral Courage is principles? Was the main
planning and decision? What did character correct in
execution in essential not for only a 2. One of my moral
you actually do? showing moral courage
important moral virtuous life, but also a happy Was your decision
principles is to never be
on such situation? Defend together with someone I
experiences. one because integrity is and action aligned your answer.
essential to self esteem. already break up with. I
whit your moral
• Moral Courage is “ability in principles? Why do was a principle past on
you say so? from my mother but just
particular circumstances to
last year, I had a
discover and evaluate romanticrelationship with
possibilities not merely someone and after few
determined by that months, we broke up and
 circumstance, or limited by its after a day we get back
operative mental mode ore together. To cut the long
merely framed by a sate of chase, I decided to go
rules or rule-governed against my own principle.
It happened not just once
concerns (Werhane,1999)”
but a few more time but
What is “will”? just with the same person.
• Generally, “will” is the mental The principle was made
capacity to act decisively on due to trust issues and
one’s desire. It is the faculty of now I can say that I am
the mind to initalte action slowly healing from it.
after coming to ta resolution
followng careful deliberation
(Joachim, 1952). Within Ethics,
“will” is an important topic
along with reason because of
its role on enabling a person to
act deliberately.
Why is the “will” as important as
reason?
• Aristotle once, said that “will”
is the product of intellect and
sensation; and that “will” gave
the person the capacity to for
“exciting movement in space”.
Developing the “will”
• In Aristotle’s Philosophy, using
the intellect to decide is just
one part of the moral decision.
The resolve to put decisions in
action is the role of the “will”.
He said since vice and virtue
are up to us, “we become just
 by practice of just actions; self-
control by exercising self-
control, and courageous by
practicing act of courage (as
translated by Baird, 2016)
• Self-mastery therefore is the
product of the “will” that is
achieved by actually putting
rational, moral choice into
action.

Prepared by: Noted: Approved:

ROSELO L. CADULDULAN JR. ELVIE D. DURAN, Ed, D DR. FRANCIS ANN R. SY

Name & Signature of Faculty/Staff Director, Institute of Arts and Sciences Concerned VP/Campus Director