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Mariano, Znyx Aleli J. Bse-Filipino 1 Module 9: Feelings and Moral Decision-Making A. Background

This document discusses how emotions influence moral decision-making. It presents two scenarios and analyzes them. Emotions can affect the speed and nature of decisions by influencing reasoning. Anger may lead to rash choices while excitement ignores implications. Empathy commonly motivates helping others. For the scenarios, the author decides to obey parents by declining the late movie and keep their babysitting commitment rather than taking a higher paying job. Both emotion and logic have roles to play, and understanding emotions can help manage responses and make better choices.

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Mariano, Znyx Aleli J. Bse-Filipino 1 Module 9: Feelings and Moral Decision-Making A. Background

This document discusses how emotions influence moral decision-making. It presents two scenarios and analyzes them. Emotions can affect the speed and nature of decisions by influencing reasoning. Anger may lead to rash choices while excitement ignores implications. Empathy commonly motivates helping others. For the scenarios, the author decides to obey parents by declining the late movie and keep their babysitting commitment rather than taking a higher paying job. Both emotion and logic have roles to play, and understanding emotions can help manage responses and make better choices.

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MARIANO, ZNYX ALELI J.

BSE-FILIPINO 1

Module 9: Feelings and Moral Decision-Making

I. Introduction

A. Background 

Feelings has play a major role in most of the ethical decisions people make. Most

people do not realize how much their emotions direct their moral choices. But experts

think it is impossible to make any important moral judgments without emotions. Inner-

directed negative emotions like guilt, embarrassment, and shame often motivate people

to act ethically. Outer-directed negative emotions, on the other hand, aim to discipline or

punish. For example, people often direct anger, disgust, or contempt at those who have

acted unethically. This discourages others from behaving the same way. Positive

emotions like gratitude and admiration, which people may feel when they see another

acting with compassion or kindness, can prompt people to help others. Emotions

evoked by suffering, such as sympathy and empathy, often lead people to act ethically

toward others. Indeed, empathy is the central moral emotion that most commonly

motivates prosaically activity such as altruism, cooperation, and generosity.

B. Theoretical Framework

Our ethical judgment is affected by our feelings. Sometimes it become an

obstacle in being ethical. It is misinterpreted or exaggerated. Ethical subjectivism

suggest that we are to identify our moral principles by simply following our feelings or

based on our personal experience. Emotivism on the other hand pays close attention to
the way in which people use language and acknowledges that a moral judgment

expresses the attitude that a person takes on a particular issue.

C. Statement of the Problem

Based from what I have learned in this module, I need to discuss the possible

outcomes and consequences of my feelings and moral decisions on the given

scenarios. I chose two scenarios which is first a friend of mine has parents who are was

less “controlling” than mine. My friend’s parents let my friend stay out later and go more

places independently. My friend wants to go to a movie that is past to my curfew. I can

stay at my friend’s house, but it would mean lying to my parents. What should I do?

The second scenario that I chose is I have committed to babysit for a family in

my neighborhood that I really like, the only problem is that they don’t pay as well as

another family in the neighborhood. The family who pays better (and also has easier

kids and better snacks) as asked you to babysit last minute on the same night I

committed to the other family. I need the extra money. What do I define culture?

II. Presentation and critical analysis of Data

A. Reality

Emotions can effect not just the nature of the decision, but the speed at which

you make it. Anger can lead to impatience, and rash decision-making. If you're excited,

you might make quick decisions without considering the implications, as you surf the

wave of confidence, and optimism about the future. The emotion comes

first and is universal. What kind of feelings it will then become varies enormously from

person to person and from situation to situation because feelings are shaped by


individual temperament and experience. Two people can feel the same emotion but

label it under different names.

B. Reflection

Moral judgment should also be emotional and Ethics is also a matter of emotion

but we can’t separate emotion from decision. If we were to make a decision, and rely on

reason alone, we would have to analyze a never-ending list of variables. So instead

human beings have evolved to use emotion as a shortcut for decision making, that thing

we call our gut is actually emotion nudging us in the right direction. This makes life a lot

more efficient.

C. Response

To the response of the problem, everyone knows it is our duty to obey the

command of our parents because it is for our good. I believe that no parent wants to

harm their child so they often give us a curfew. It is also to remind us that everything

must be limited. Now, regarding the scenario, if the time that my friend said is contrary

to the curfew given to me by my parents, I will refuse because I do not want to violate

my parents' order which can lead to me being scolded by my parents. I do not want to

lie to them just to do what I want and I especially don’t want to make excuses for them

to lose their trust in me. Maybe I will tell my friend that there are many times and days

that we can watch a movie together but it will not exceed the time I should be at home.

In the next scenario, maybe I will still choose the first family that has committed

to have a baby sit, because it would not be good if I took back what was I said just to

replace it with a family that I can pay for. Because there are still many opportunities that
I can give them. I will explain to them that I have committed to the first family that

begged me. Maybe they will understand this situation. I will sacrifice the money I can

earn just so as not to ruin the first word I left out.

III. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

Summary

Emotions can effect not just the nature of the decision, but the speed at which

you make it. Anger can lead to impatience, and rash decision-making. If you're excited,

you might make quick decisions without considering the implications, as you

surf the wave of confidence, and optimism about the future. So at the point

of decision, emotions are very important for choosing. In fact even with what we believe

are logical decisions, the very point of choice is arguably always based on emotion. This

finding has enormous implications for negotiation professionals

Conclusion

Both emotion, and logic have a role to play in helping us make positive decisions.

If we understand where our emotions come from, and start to notice how they affect our

thinking and behavior, we can practice managing our response, and learn to make

better choices.

Recommendation

In making a decision, we need to consider the consequences of it whether it is

good for us or not. Let us not impose our emotions on every decision we make. We

need to think many times before making a decision. Do not make a decision if we are

overwhelmed by our feelings because there may be a tendency for us to regret it later.
References

Ethics Unwrapped

https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/moral-emotions#:~:text=Emotions

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Feelings and Moral Decision-Making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hy_gxsA3hg

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