Identify How The Five Operations Of Moral Questioning Play Out

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Q.1Identify how the five operations of moral questioning play out.
Moral maturity according to Kenneth Melchin is to seek and choose the common good as a matter of desire and routine habit. In understanding moral action, it is important to understand the inner realm of ourselves as subjects (p.17). In making ethical decisions, it calls to gather facts with a neutral approach bearing in mind that without factual information, moral judgment will be distorted. Use reasonableness to try and establish if the amount entered by the department store clerk was an error of commission. After establishing what it is, take the initiative to understand the circumstances that caused this situation.
It is not possible to know the whole facts regarding a situation and considering the state of oblivion in which others can see stuff about you that you cannot be able to decipher. It is even more difficult to fathom a situation which you are not aware of, but it calls for you to make up a decision to an ethical problem, mostly based on reasonable assumptions. Facts require analysis and justification depending on personal values and persuasions as well as the effect on other people involved. The situation in which the clerk credits my account with money that I did suppose to use requires me to summon my conscience and present to her the facts about my account details. After a thorough interrogation of my account transactions, the clerk and I should be able to deduce the correct price for the merchandise and debit as such.
The second step requires you to confirm the facts of the incident and make predictions. Relevance is important in handling a situation, and it amounts to positive results. There is a probability that expected outcomes are often not guaranteed. The element of uncertainty must always lurk somewhere in the back of one’s mind. Ensure that the clerk counterchecks the price of the merchandise and a correct entry is made. A clarification on the error must be made, so that future transactions do not face similar bottlenecks and can reach desired results. There is always that element of uncertainty, and the clerk may have had underlying issues that may require urgent intervention like job-related stress or another unattended to the problem. It needs one to choose an action plan that is most likely to cause good or remedy the situation.
In step three, you need to identify your way of thinking otherwise called intuition or conscience. When feelings are founded on doing well, rationality comes into play. It always counts to be conscious when handling such situations. Asking her to rectify the error politely is the next best thing to do.
The fourth thing to do is to interrogate your conscience and decide if that was the best action taken. It is necessary to seek other people’s opinion in case you doubt your actions and in a bid to avoid guilt. This will earn you respect and act as a learning point for others. Finally, it is necessary to engage other people and engage them in a moral discussion about the choices you made. It also helps to gather other people’s experiences hence advances knowledge.
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