Name: Justine John Duran Jerao Date: 06-30-2020

Assignment No. 5

Moral Issue No. 2: Premarital Sex/ Hook-up

Definition of Terms
Premarital Sex or hook up is an
intentional sexual intercourse of
unmarried individual. Two person
having sex without the legal
consent of the Priest or having sex
before married.
Popular and Contemporary
Beliefs in Favor of the
Premarital Sex / Hook-up
Some people believed that it is
alrigt to have sex before marriage
as long as it is safe, like use of
contraception to prevent from
giving birth.
Popular belief especially for the
teenagers is “you only live once”
they say. You should live your to
the fullest in the extent of having
sex before marriage.
Arguments why Premarital Sex / Hook-up is WRONG
Analysis based from Aristotle’s Analysis based from Natural
Ethics Law Ethics
In this idea, Aristotle’s ethics is From this point of view, Premarital
taken place, we use “reason” in sex is prohibited. It is wrong in the
our actions. Reason that has a eye of the Lord and law that
good end. At this point, premarital human create. There are even
sex is not inline according to laws that prohibiting premarital
Aristotle. Whatever is the reason sex.
for you having sex before marriage
is not acceptable according to
Aristotle’s ethics.

Moral Evaluation/ Conclusion Based on Virtue Ethics

Premarital sex is a sin. Even if there is a reason for people to make them do it. We use reason for our good. Premarital sex is not good for us. It is
dangerous, especially to the young generation. Parents should play a big role on this topic. It is important to educate children in sexual topics.
Many youths are not in any bound with their religious beliefs, If families try to empower their children religiously, they have prohibited their children
from sexual intercourse at the very young age.

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Moral Issue No. 2: Graft and Corruption

Arguments why Graft and Corruption is WRONG

Definition of Terms
The term “corruption” refers
to the misuse of resources
or power for private gain.
Graft and corruption is an
act that many of the people
disagree. It is that usage of
power in the government to
corrupt for their self-
satisfaction. Forms of
corruption vary, but include
bribery, extortion, cronyism,
nepotism, parochialism,
patronage, influence
peddling, graft, and
embezzlement.
Common Practices of G and C and
Some Justifications for it.
A variety of economic, political,
administrative, social and cultural
factors enable and foster
Corruption. Corruption is collective
rather than simply individual, going
beyond private gain to
Encompass broader interests and
benefits within political systems.
Analysis based from Aristotle’s
Ethics
Reason on corruption is invalid.
Corruption has negative
consequences for the environment.
Corruption has a negative effect on
both inequality and the provision of
basic services, so it
affects poor people disproportionately. the same as morality. However,
Corruption has a negative effect on
domestic investment and tax
revenues.
Analysis based from Natural
Law Ethics
Corruption is bad and never been
good. Ethics is the perfect word on
how to end corruption. Ethics is the
study of moral values and conduct.
It deals with morality, though it is
not
morality is the subject matter of
ethics. Morality
consists of the standards that an
individual or a group of individuals
have about what is
right or wrong, good or bad. Moral
standards themselves are ideals
that people try to
live up to concerning what is right
or wrong, good or evil.
Moral Evaluation/ Conclusion Based on Virtue Ethics
Since corruption works against the common good, any act of corruption is a war against society. Man is a moral being. His actions, when done out
of deliberation and volition carry with them a
moral status that make them either good or bad, depending on whether these actions conform to the
natural law or the human positive laws, which have a universal applicability. Corruption as a human
act, done by a morally responsible agent carries with it a moral guilt, because it goes contrary to
established moral standards accepted generally or by a particular society.

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