A situation where a person is forced to choose between two or more conflicting options, neither of which is acceptable, Three conditions that must be present for situation to be considered moral dilemmas., Types of Moral Dilemma, When dilemmas involve human actions which have moral implications., It must be noted, however, that if a person is in a difficult situation but is not forced to choose between two or more options, then that person is not in a dilemma. The least that we can say is that that person is just experiencing a ________________., Situations wherein two or more moral requirements conflict with each other and that the moral agent hardly knows which of the conflicting moral requirements takes precedence over the other, Situations wherein two or more moral requirements conflict with each other, yet either of these conflicting moral requirements overrides each other. This is not to say that the moral agent does not know which moral requirement is stronger than the other; hence the moral agent can hardly choose between the conflicting moral requirements., Caused by the moral agent’s wrongdoings., Means that certain events in the world place the agent in a situation of moral conflict., William Styron’s famous Sophie’s Choice is a classic example., These are situations in which more than one feasible action is obligatory, while prohibition dilemmas involve cases in which all feasible actions are forbidden, The famous “Sartre’s Student” is a classic example of this dilemma., The agent “ought, all things considered, to do A, ought, all things considered, to do B, and she cannot do both A and B”. In other words, the moral agent is compelled to act on two or more equally the same moral options but she cannot choose both., It occurs in situations that involve several person like a family, on organization, or a community who is expected to come up with consensual decision on a moral issue at hand., It requires more than choosing what is right, it also entails that the persons involved reached a general consensus..

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