1. Identity and Relationships A Study of Ethics and Morals

2. Global Context / Statement of Inquiry
Global Contexts – Identities and Relationships
Key Concepts –Identity
Related Concepts – Theme, Context, POV
Statement of Inquiry –
1.) Students will explore the identity of authors and characters
2.) Investigate the development of identity in the Hero’s Journey
3.) Discover how moral reasoning and ethical judgment shape characters in The Odyssey
4.) The Life of Pi and search for evidence of moral reasoning in the self-expression in I am Malala.”

3. Ethics and Morals In groups answer the following:
How would you define ethics?
How would you define morals?
Are they the same? Different? How so? Explain.
Come up with 4 examples of ethics / ethical situations and 4 examples of morals.

4. What forms our identities?
Family
Friends
Environment
Culture
Society
Life Experiences / Actions

5. Ethics and Morality Lawrence Kohlberg Thomas Aquinas
Natural Law Theory
Stages of Moral Development

6. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Middle Ages Biblical / Aristotelian Ethics
Natural Law Theory – Humans determine right and wrong – Justice, Virtue, Duty, Language.
Leading principles of the early Catholic Church

7. Natural Law Examples Examples:
Education – “Right – needed for humans…is their right, because intellectual growth requires development”(Natural Law and Natural Rights).
Murder – “Wrong – Life is essential to humans…depriving someone of life is inherently wrong” (Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Stanford Prison Experiment –
Natural Law in The Iliad and The Odyssey (Print Pages 37-38) - natural+law+and+the+odyssey&source=bl&ots=5ZBQcl3c81&sig=gax_OiYpRy4sEK vMbPkCRqJayXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia8vKGlajOAhUG4iYKHUPoClMQ6 AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=natural%20law%20and%20the%20odyssey&f=false

8. Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) – Stages of Moral Development
Schooling -Studied at the University of Chicago – Earned BA in 1 year.
-Grad. School – Harvard
-Prof. – University of Chicago
- Created psychological field – Moral Development
2. 6 Stages of Moral Development / 3 Levels – How people justify behaviors

10. Examples of Stages of Morality
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Malala Interview -

11. Ethics vs. Moral Ethics: Parenthood –
Parents are to protect their children
Parents are to support their children
Morals
Malala’s father supported her fight for education knowing that she would be in danger.
Were his moral decisions ethically right or wrong? Explain.

12. Works Cited Mr. Cook when you cite incorrectly…
Himma, Kenneth Einar "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web Aug
Myers, David G. Psychology th ed. New York: Worth, Print.
Rommen, Heinrich A. "The Natural Law, by Heinrich A. Rommen." The Natural Law. N.p., Web. 04 Aug

13. Text to Life Connections / Questions