ETHICS

Assign- Maria

Maria recalled a sad experience of her life. When she was a Grade six pupil she witnessed a violent
confrontation of her parents to the point that her parents were physically hurting each other. This led to
the separation of her parents. She visibly remembered the day her father packed all his things and
alighted to tricycle nearby. As the father was packing, she convinced her father not to leave them but
the father was silent. She even attempted to run after the tricycle and with all her strength she shouted
" Pa, ayaw mi byae!!!!!!. After that, she had never heard about her father. After more than 30 years, one
day she watched TV news. There was an old man featured who has stayed for so long in a street in
Manila. The DSWD took him due to COVID 19 pandemic. As the face of the old man closely captured in
the camera, she felt different and she was to say " Si Papa". She was very certain that the old man was
her father whom she has never seen for more than 35 years. Now, she has a problem. Will she get her
father and take care of him though she hated him the most for what he did.

Reflect on this:

Now, let us help Maria with what to do.

You are going to help Maria by applying the idea of Kant on Duty or Goodwill. 10 sentences

Answer: Based on the idea of Kant on Duty or Goodwill, I think Maria should take care of her father. In
the sense that, according to Kant's beliefs, morally good are based on the moral demands. And that, no
matter how angry she is to her father, as a daughter it is her duty and obligation to care of him. And it's
a moral demand for a child to take care of the parents. And thus, I think Maria, should act according to
the moral demands, and act according to her responsibility as a child. Because it is the right thing to do,
as a child your duty and responsibility is to take care of your parents when they can no longer stand on
their own. Given, that you are angry to them, or in the situation of Maria where he is very angry to her
father, it is still her responsibility to act on her duty. In addition, as we look into the situation, even
without the bases of Kant's Ideas, the right thing to do in that situation is to still choose to take care of
the father. Because, it is right thing to do, and that, family is still family no matter what. And if God can
forgive why we can't?, we are merely humans, can do bad and wrong things, but if we ask for
forgiveness or even someone who sin us didn't ask for forgiveness, we should forgive.

KHEMBERLY RANDING LADIO BSBA-MM3