What are the elements of moral judgment?

Answer 1

Traditional moralists have divided morality into three aspects.

(1) Right conduct towards the gods.

(2) Right conduct towards one's neighbours.

(3) Right conduct towards oneself.

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Answer BElements of morality as defined per Muslims holy Book Quran and Prophet Muhammad teachings are:

1. Following right path of Allah (or God in English and same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism) through following His commands and performing the ritual worships
2. Following and practicing Islamic morals as extracted from Quran
3. Following the model of conduct and morals as practiced by prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Refer to related questions below.

Answer 2

Moral Imagination

• This term refers to the ability of a person to recognize that business, moral or ethical relationships do not exist independent of one another but instead are intertwined. A person with moral imaginations is sensitive to ethical issues as he makes business decisions and thinks of the subtle or unforeseen ways people may be hurt by specific decisions. Those with moral imagination see past the bottom-line mentality and recognize that everyday choices have moral and ethical implications.

Moral Identification and Ordering

• Once a person recognizes moral issues exist, it is necessary to identify and rank, or prioritize, the issues. A person who can order and identify these ethical problems can distinguish the valid and important from the rhetorical. The person can recognize which moral questions are relevant and know that moral issues can be prioritized and addressed. For example, a leader with this quality can identify the need for worker privacy and worker safety in a particular situation and decide which should take precedence.

Moral Evaluation

• The third element of moral judgment is moral evaluation, or using analytical skills to reason out practical decisions. Those competent in moral evaluation use consistency and coherence in their ethical decision making, develop systems for making moral decisions and understand and identify moral and economic results of decisions. These people have foresight and make decisions based on a concern for others as well as the goals of the organization.

Tolerance of Moral Ambiguity

• The fourth aspect of good moral judgment is the understanding that there is ambiguity and disagreement in ethical decision making. If a person accepts that disagreement in a discussion of ethics, the person is more likely to make morals a part of the decision-making process. This element says that despite lack of clear-cut answers, people can make decisions that represent the best ethical choice as they understand it, knowing that others may disagree.

Integration of Managerial and Moral Competence

• Most ethical scandals that organizations have are created as the result of economic decisions. Leaders need to recognize that there are business and economic consequences of ethical decisions, and moral competence is an integral part of managerial or leadership competence. Leaders who understand this element can foresee ethical problems and lead ethical decision making.

Moral Obligation

• This element is foundational to all the other elements. The person with moral obligation feels a necessity or urgency to act with a concerns for justice, due process and fairness to all peoples, groups and communities. This sense of integrity or moral urgency is the motivating force to making moral judgments and implementing ethical decisions.

Answer 3

The elements of moral judgment typically include factors such as intentions, consequences, moral rules or principles, and the context in which the action takes place. These elements help individuals evaluate the rightness or wrongness of an action and make moral decisions.

Answer 4

The elements are 1. The act itself (Intrinsic evil and extrinsic evel. 2. Purpose and 3. Circumtances of the act