AI-Assisted Reflection blog activity | Ethical Quote Interpretation
This activity is part of classroom practice: Ethical Quote Interpretation, for Diploma Premium students. Currently, in sem 1, they are studying Ethics and Workplace Responsibility.
Prompt:
1. “To be moral is to act out of respect for others, not just out of fear or habit.” *(Blackburn, Ethics: A Very Short Introduction) Explain this quote in simple terms with a workplace example.
ChatGPT's Response:
Let’s break it down simply:
The quote means that real morality comes from genuinely caring about other people, not just following rules because we’re scared of punishment or because it’s routine.
Example in the workplace:
Imagine an employee who always arrives on time.
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If they do it only because they fear getting scolded by their boss, that’s fear-based behavior, not true morality.
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If they do it just out of habit, without thinking about anyone else, that’s not really moral either.
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But if they arrive on time because they respect their colleagues (knowing that being late would delay a team meeting or increase others’ workload), that’s an example of acting morally.
👉 So, morality in the workplace means doing the right thing because you value and respect others, not just because you’re forced to or used to it.
Would you like me to give you two more quick workplace examples (like teamwork and honesty) so you can use them in different contexts?
My Interpretation:
1. Yes, agree. ChatGPT provides good examples, but I do not agree with the second example, where it critiques the idea of one habit not being moral. Ultimately habits are an example of morality.
2. I am right now. I am a university teacher and teach in various disciplines like arts and engineering. As a teacher, caring about students is necessary to bring desirable outcomes.
3. I can think of many such situations, as I have already been in situations where this quote was tested.
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