Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Center for ETHICS**Ethical Theory & Honor In Competitive

Sports

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Ethics

The Sole Most ImportantStudy Today...

in Sport.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Introduction to Moral Reasoning

in Sport

Introduction to Moral Reasoning

in Sport

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Critical Examination

Tolerance for different points of view.

Intellectual freedom

Freedom from dogmatism.

Control of self destiny.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

What is Reasoning?

The ability to argue, question, and discuss an issue in ...

all its collateral fibers and to...

understand the ramifications of all possible moral actions.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Why? Socrates

An unexamined life is not worth living.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Good Reasoning only occurs if ...

1. Impartial

2. Systematically Consistent

3. Uses Reflective Judgement

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral......from Value

Value: Something of relative worth or importance

Two types of values:

1. Nonmoral 2. Moral

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Nonmoral Values

Relative worth or importance placed

on an extrinsic object or behavior

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Comments on values from Rick Reilly, and Donna Lopiano

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Nonmoral Values

Utility - Good because of usefulness:

Extrinsic - Good because a means to good.

Intrinsic - Good in themselves

Inherent - Good to think about them

Contributory - Contribute to the Intrinsically good life.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

The Importance of Nonmoral Values

Money, Fame, Power, Success--

The means to the good life.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

The Effect on Moral Decision Making

1. Nonmoral Values drive moral

decisions.

2. How important is fame, power, and

success?

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Our Focus....The Effect of Non-Moral Values

on Moral Decision Making in

Competition.....

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral Values

Worth or importance placed on intrinsic behavior focused or directed toward other humans. Takes into consideration the motive, intention, and actions that affect or impinge on others.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

What is Moral?

All human motives, intentions, and actions

that deal with, impinge on, and affect other others.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral:From the Latin: Mos/Mores

meaning custom, character, or manners...pertaining to character or disposition, considered as good or bad, virtuous or vicious. Or, to the distinction between right and wrong in relation to actions, volitions, or character of responsible people.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

What is Moral?

Morality in the Generic Sense?

Common Decency to Others..

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Name some moral values....

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Honesty1. Being trustworthy or

truthful in dealing with others and competitors.

2. Moral agent will not lie, cheat, or steal.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Justice

1. Being treated equally - fairly.

2. Being treated equitably - fairly.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Responsibility1. Being accountable for one's actions.

2. Being accountable in the present, past, and future.

a. Present. Jane is responsible, meaning something about her character.

b. Past. Jane was responsible for that action.

c. Future. Jane is responsible for some future action.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Beneficence

1. Being kind (civil) to others.

a. doing no harm

b. preventing harm

c. removing harm

d. doing good

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Kindred TerminologyAmoral - not dealing

with moral issues... outside the realm of morality.

Amoral - not dealing with moral issues... outside the realm of morality.

Immoral - Knows right, chooses to do wrong for own

benefit...

Immoral - Knows right, chooses to do wrong for own

benefit...

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral Reasoning

is the ability to systematically think through a moral problem taking into consideration one's own values and beliefs while weighing them against what

others and society values and believes.

is the ability to systematically think through a moral problem taking into consideration one's own values and beliefs while weighing them against what

others and society values and believes.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral Question...Stipulations A Moral and Nonmoral Value is

involved.

The Agent MUST have a CHOICE, without coercion.

A Moral Principle is in conflict.

The Agent is faced with Moral Obligation.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Moral Value Versus Nonmoral Value

Relative worth placed on an extrinsic objective

value in relation to the worth placed on a

universal value manifested through

motives, intentions, and actions that impinge on

and or affect other individuals

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Choice

Refers to autonomy of the agent, self

governance without coercion or

manipulation by outside forces.. the

moral agent must have alternatives, must

choose, and is forced to act.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Principle:

A general written FIRST rule by which we govern our

lives. Principles are direct, explicit, verbal applications of moral value...written in

the negative.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Obligation

The "Should" of moral responsibility...if we believe

in a value have developed our principles, we are morally

obligated to manifest these values through our motives,

intentions, and actions.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Terminology

Sportsmanship

Fairplay

Gamesmanship

Character

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Sportsmanship

The quality of valuing the:

1. Written rules,

2. Spirit of the Rules, and

3. Opponent...

in our quest for athletic and game excellence.

The quality of valuing the:

1. Written rules,

2. Spirit of the Rules, and

3. Opponent...

in our quest for athletic and game excellence.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Fair Play

Using the concept of sportsmanship to the highest degree...above and beyond.

Another Term for Sportsmanship.

Using the concept of sportsmanship to the highest degree...above and beyond.

Another Term for Sportsmanship.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Gamesmanship

Pushing the rules to the limit, using whatever

means, to gain an advantage.

Pushing the rules to the limit, using whatever

means, to gain an advantage.

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Character

Moral Character:The Life of Right Conduct...

in Relation to Others and Oneself

Introduction to Moral Reasoning in SportDr. Stoll,Director and Professor

Obstacles....and Fallacies...