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Dilemma 9

Dilemma 9

Q Watch: Ethical dilemma number nine: The Shopkeeper's Action Discuss: Is doing the right thing because of a fear of consequence a just action? All written material will be judged not only on content but style. Typos, grammatical and spelling errors, and dishonesty (plagiarism) will all count against the final grade assigned. To successfully participate in a discussion forum, students will need to post a minimum of three relevant postings to the discussion, over at least three different days of the week. To be considered relevant, the posting must move the discussion forward with new information, opinion or direction. Posting only “I agree” or “I disagree” is not considered relevant, and will not be considered a relevant post. It is of course permissible to agree or disagree with a fellow classmate – as long as defensible reasons for the new position are provided. No personal attacks or disruptive behavior will be tolerated in the discussion. I believe the discussion boards are very important - hence I count them as a large part of your final grade. You will find I am generous with extra credit for bar-raising participation. Participate at least three different times a week, raise the bar each time, reference the sources for your opinions and you will do well. Keep the conversation flowing!

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It is a studied fact that most people consider themselves morally better than average. “Across four studies reported evidence that desirable moral traits, such as honesty and trustworthiness, are associated with the largest difference between judgments of the self and the average person” (McKay & Tappin, 2016). However, sound logic shows that most people cannot be better than average. If a person is solely doing the right thing based on consequences, that does not make them moral. “It concerns not the matter of the action or its intended result, but its form and the principle of which it is itself a result; and what is essentially good in it consists in the mental disposition, let the consequence be what it may” (Kant et al., 2005).