#📓 #🎥 #🟠 # What Are Moral Dilemmas? ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Nov 20, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[ethics]] **Author:** PHILO-notes **Citation:** PHILO-notes. (2018, October 11). *What are moral dilemmas?* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOQ7ZqDWN4&ab_channel=PHILO-notes --- # Summary Ilustrated video that explains what a moral dilemma is, and what is not a moral dilemma. # Notes #### What is a dilemma? > A dilemma is a situation where a person is forced to choose between two or more conflicting options, neither of which is acceptable. (0:30) Must be a choice between two options with no alternatives. #### What are [[moral dilemmas]]? A dilemma that involves actions with moral implications. #### Three conditions for moral dilemmas 1. Person must make a decision about which course of action to take - can't simply ignore it. 2. Must be more than one option to choose from. 3. No matter what action is taken, some [[moral principles]] are compromised. #### In a moral dilemma, person will necessarily fail morally No matter what decision a person makes, they will fail to do something which they ought to do. #### Four types of moral dilemmas 1. [[epistemic dilemmas]] and [[ontological dilemmas]] 2. [[self-imposed dilemmas]] and [[world-imposed dilemmas]] 3. [[obligation dilemmas]] and [[prohibition dilemmas]] 4. [[single agent dilemmas]] and [[multi-person dilemmas]] ## My Questions & Thoughts --- # Other References