Critical Thinking Day 7: Ethical dilemmas
We started with prioritizing our stand on our moral values where initially five scenarios were given to us which all of us found a little easy to do but things changed as soon as more 5 examples were added into the list which really made us self-introspect. We toggled a lot among these and took a while to make our list of priorities on moral values.
Then we were introduced to the trolley problem and were asked to read an article, both of them again challenged our previous selection of moral values and ethics.
We also discussed about the ethical dilemmas like moral reasoning, moral relativism, Deontology, Utilitarianism, and self utilitarianism where each one of us asked to define them, share real-life examples and the issues with each of these ethical dilemmas. We were also asked to share our opinions about a few cases where we found that an individual’s decision making was not only affected by the emotional parameter, but also by the cultural, societal, and regional parameters in play.
The session was thought provoking from the very beginning and kept on questioning about our moral values throughout but I think this entire practice was fruitful in making all of us more receptive and more openminded.
Good reflection and your own real life examples added to the understanding.
It also made us realize that it is difficult for us to find that right balance and not everyone will have the same balance as the other and we should be okay with it.
This is the key takeaway .
Really insightful reflection on how our moral values evolve when challenged with complex scenarios.
“Wow, your thoughts sound like such an interesting and eye-opening about the session! It’s crazy how things seemed easy at first but got so much harder when more scenarios were added. The trolley problem always messes with my head too! I love how you explored different ethical perspectives and real-life examples—it really shows how our decisions are shaped by so many factors. Sounds like this session really pushed everyone to think deeper and be more open-minded. Great reflection!”