The Moral Agent:

Developing
virtue as habit
 Morals Values
Principles and Moral principles
values based on and beliefs that
what a person or they think are
society believes important in life
are the right, and that they
proper or tend to live their
acceptable ways lives by such
of behaving. values as guiding
principles.
MEANING
Character Personality
Refers to a set of Refers to the range
morals and beliefs of distinctive
that defines how personal qualities
we treat or behave and traits of an
with others and individual.
ourselves.
Representation
Character Personality

Who we Who we seem

actually are. to be.
Traits
Character Personality

Mental and Personal and

moral physical
Nature
Character Personality

objective subjective
Expression
Character Personality
Outer
Traits of a appearance and
person that are behavior of a
abstract. person.
Change
Character Personality

Remains the May change

same. over time.
Validation of Society
Character Personality

Not required Required

 6 PILLARS OF CHARACTER

1. Trustworthiness
- a quality of all relationship are created.
- being honest, dependable, and being reliable to get things
done right.
- work with little supervision, yet seek guidance as needed.
- refuse to lie, cheat, deceive, manipulate, exploit or take,
advantage of others.
4. Fairness
- implies adherence to a balance standard of justice
without relevance to once own feelings or inclinations.
- treating people justly, not letting your personal feelings
bias your decisions about others.
- consider all stakeholders and the possible short and long
term consequences of decision.

2. Respect 5. Caring
- a way of thinking or treating about something or
- the heat of ethics and ethical decision-making
someone.
- strive for harmonious, mutually beneficial relationships.
- do not do unto others what you do not want others to do
- show kindness and sensitivity to the feelings of others.
unto you.
- it creates deeper bonds as individuals lean on each other
- respect prohibits, violence, humiliation, manipulation,
for emotional support.
and exploitation.

3. Responsibility 6. Citizenship
- the obligation of an individual to perform the duty or - the status of a person recognized under the law of a
task assigned to him. country of belonging to thereof.
- recognizing that our actions matter and we are morally - membership to a sovereign.
on the hook for the consequences. - understand and contribute to the organization.
- strive to improve abilities; learn new skills and take on - take care of equipment and resources.
broader responsibilities. - pursue lifelong learning.
 STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Level Explanations Stage
1. Pre- Conventional A child’s sense of 1. Obedience and
morality is Punishment
externally Orientation
controlled; 2. Instrumental
Children accept Purpose and Exchange
and believe the Orientation
rules of authority
figures, such as
parents and
teachers.
 Level Explanations Stage

2. Conventional
- A child’s sense 3. Good boy /
of morality is Nice Girl
Orientation
tied to personal
4. Law-and-
and societal Order
relationships. Orientation
Level Explanations Stage
- Continue to
accept the rules
of authority
figures, but this is
now due to their
belief that this is
necessary to
ensure positive
relationships and
societal order.
Level Explanations Stage
3. Post A person’s sense of 5. Social –
Conventional
morality is defined Contract
in terms of more Orientation
abstract principles 6. Universal
and values. People – Ethical –
now believe that Principle
some laws are Orientation
unjust and should
be changed or
eliminated.
Reported by: MA. NICA P. MAHINAY