Thursday, January 20, 2011

What is a moral dilemma?


Two different definitions:
A moral dilemma is the  situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more moral alternatives, and especially when the alternatives are equally undesirable.

An ethical dilemma is a situation that will often involve a conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. This is also called an ethical paradox since in moral philosophy, paradox plays a central role in ethics debates. 


Now, watch this video and try to understand as much as you can!  
Do not panic! you can watch it several times...  After...write  your opinion on this dilemma, and a short summary of what you have understood.