Ethics

[Egoist]

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Can a man/woman still know what is good and what is bad, if s/he has no contact with other men/women since birth?
palihug ayaw lang sa i.apil ang Ginoo dri,, hehehe thank you

[pigrah]

Yes i think so. We all have this thing that we call conscience.
di mn kha pwede i apil si Lord, ang wikipedia na lang...

Conscience is an ability or a faculty that distinguishes whether one's actions are right or wrong. It leads to feelings of remorse when one does things that go against his/her moral values, and to feelings of rectitude or integrity when one's actions conform to our moral values. It is also the attitude which informs one's moral judgment before performing any action. The extent to which such moral judgments are based in reason has been a matter of controversy almost throughout the history of Western philosophy.

[Egoist]

ambot sakto ba ako nahinumduman pero ana man tingay tong maestro nako nga di daw na pwd kay kinahanglan daw ta mo.relate og tao para makahibaw unsay sayop or di,,, pero unsay foundation sa conscience? ngano makahibaw man cya? or innate lang ni cya

[kit_cebu]

i thought a person is innately good?!?!?!?!

[The_Child]

its innate.

[Sinyalan]

Professor: Utilitarianism is a great ethical theory.
Student: What reason do we have to believe that there is a such thing as ethics?
Professor: Utilitarianism is a great ethical theory.

Meaning, that there is a set of binding principles that define just actions from unjust actions.

[kebot]

question:

Did parents told thier child to lie? why did the child lie? is it because he/she is right? hmmmm...

[Egoist]

No,, I dont know, I still dont know,,, answers to kebot's question

[tatakalz]

question:

Did parents told thier child to lie? why did the child lie? is it because he/she is right? hmmmm...

heres my attempt...wala jud na iapil ang ginoo....

Most parents worry when their child lies for the first time. It’s easy for the parental mind to wander to memories of troubled kids who lied continuously. Fear that their own child will turn into a habitual liar is usually not far behind. But, for most children, lying is a passing phase that is rooted in normal child development.


Why do Some Children Lie?

Lying is actually typical, age-appropriate behavior for children throughout certain stages of childhood. Louise Bates Ames mentions lying in the book Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful (Dell, 1976). Ames states that age four is a time when most children brag, exaggerate and lie. She adds that parents should not worry or fuss too much about their child’s lying.

Children lie for various reasons:

* Lying is convenient. Many children will not want to stop their play to do something mundane, like wash hands, so they will lie and say they already did.
* Lying is sometimes used to avoid taking responsibility for a transgression. Nobody wants to get in trouble. A child will sometimes lie to avoid punishment.
* Lying is a form of wishful thinking. Children sometimes create stories that are exaggerations of their own life to make it sound more exciting.

How to Teach Honesty to Children

While lying is generally nothing to worry about for most children, parents can and should strive to teach honesty.

In Connection Parenting [Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc., 2005], author Pam Leo reminds us that if we want our children to be honest, we must be honest. Honesty is best taught by modeling. Always tell the truth to your children. Be aware of the different ways in which adults can lie to each other and avoid those scenarios in front of children.

[miyay]

i think in that case, the child learns of what is good and bad in relation to what is good and bad for him/her. for example, he bites another child. the other child cries. the former child now has an inkling that it is bad to bite someone because he knows that crying is a sign of a need unmet (like a need for food) or a sign of discomfort or hurt all of which the child perceives as bad. but full knowledge of the wrong that he/she did is attained when someone else bite him/her. yayay na.

as to lying, i think it is innate in all of us to tell the truth. if a child tells a lie, he/she knows it is unnatural therefore, it is bad.

disclaimer: all opinions are based on personal experience and observation only.