Resolving Moral Conflicts
Resolving Moral
Conflicts
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Questions
How do we resolve tensions rationally?
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Conflict
Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence.
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Types of Conflict
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Conflicts may be caused by opposing values on rights, justice, freedom, culture, etc. Conflicts may arise between one person with another, between two groups or other combinations. Sunday, September 30, 2012
Reasons for Conflicts
Social Dilemma
Many factors threaten the future of mankind, such as nuclear weapons, the greenhouse effect, pollution, population explosion and the depletion of natural resources. Sunday, September 30, 2012
A. Social Dilemma
These problems have arisen because various people pursue their own interests and ignore the welfare of others.
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Example
Every factory owner (whose factory contributes to pollution) thinks that it is expensive to install pollution control equipment; and that in any case his factory does not cause much pollution.
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Example
Consequently, pollution goes unchecked and becomes widespread; and a decision or choice which benefits individual factoryowners becomes collectively a burden to society. Sunday, September 30, 2012
Social Dilemma
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To study this dilemma, social psychologists have used mind games to expose this social conflict.
The Prisoner’s Dilemma (pg.119)
The Tragedy of the Commons (pg 119)
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B. Conflicts Between Groups
Conflict between groups occurs at all levels of social organizations.
The following are some examples of conflict between groups:
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Example
Conflicts
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Questions
How do we resolve tensions rationally?
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Conflict
Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Types of Conflict
1.
2.
Conflicts may be caused by opposing values on rights, justice, freedom, culture, etc. Conflicts may arise between one person with another, between two groups or other combinations. Sunday, September 30, 2012
Reasons for Conflicts
Social Dilemma
Many factors threaten the future of mankind, such as nuclear weapons, the greenhouse effect, pollution, population explosion and the depletion of natural resources. Sunday, September 30, 2012
A. Social Dilemma
These problems have arisen because various people pursue their own interests and ignore the welfare of others.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Example
Every factory owner (whose factory contributes to pollution) thinks that it is expensive to install pollution control equipment; and that in any case his factory does not cause much pollution.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Example
Consequently, pollution goes unchecked and becomes widespread; and a decision or choice which benefits individual factoryowners becomes collectively a burden to society. Sunday, September 30, 2012
Social Dilemma
1.
2.
To study this dilemma, social psychologists have used mind games to expose this social conflict.
The Prisoner’s Dilemma (pg.119)
The Tragedy of the Commons (pg 119)
Sunday, September 30, 2012
B. Conflicts Between Groups
Conflict between groups occurs at all levels of social organizations.
The following are some examples of conflict between groups:
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Example