1.) Define the term “Moral Maturity”
Moral Maturity is marked by depth and consistency of moral judgement; by recognition that any moral judgement may be fallible; that moral judgement is complex, in that moral principles, if they are to be applied to a specific case, may need to be interpreted. Moral maturity is a requirement in the person who is to apply a body of knowledge or a skill to the solution of a problem, or to the understanding of a situation, if the knowledge is not to remain abstract and the skill potential unrealized.
Attainment of this objective is probably best realized by appropriate consideration of moral issues in context, as they arise in the course of study. In this way, a moral perspective may be shown to be inherently important to study of a body of material, and not merely something supplementary to it (guidelines for conducting ethical discussion in the classroom have been written by the Ethics Research Group in the Department of Philosophy). Scope for demonstration of moral maturity can be provided in seminars and other assignments, if problems in the moral issues associated with a subject are set for consideration alongside problems in content and process.
2.) Read the following article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html
Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.
In terms of philosophy, that depends on the philosopher and his or her beliefs. It also probably depends on your beliefs. In general, something that agrees with your view of morality or moral law is moral, and anything outside that is immoral.
In terms of religion, it also depends on your beliefs, but morality is usually ascribed to things that God considers right and good, and immoral things are things that God condemns.
… overall, we do share (all religions and non-religions) some basic moral values as a culture. For instance… killing another human being is generally condemned. Different cultures have different beliefs about many things, but there are commonalities around which we usually build laws and the structure of our societies.
4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.
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