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How books, movies and especially video games reveal and ask our morality.
Tomaš Kirdeika/SMK University of Applied Science
Bachelor Student/
tomas.kirdeika@stud.smk.lt
Morality is very important in our lives. It’s what influences our decision. Approximately 1 pers 2 people acting in this way. Morality is what guides us because we want to do always morally right decisions because we feel great for doing them.
INTRODUCTION
Morality
According to the Stanford University post "The Definition of Morality according to Stanford encyclopedia", “Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal.”
Moral compass
According to PsychCentral in an online article published in 2022 and last medically reviewed on December 20, 2022-Your moral compass is your personal set of beliefs and values regarding right and wrong. Morals aren’t fixed. They may change as you face new experiences in life, gain knowledge, or cope with hardships. Everyone’s moral compass is unique.
Ethics
According to C. Bartneck et al., An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI,
SpringerBriefs in Ethics, chapter 3 "What Is Ethics?"-The terms “ethics” and “morality” are often taken as synonyms. Sometimes they
are distinguished, however, in the sense that morality refers to a complex set of rules,
values and norms that determine or are supposed to determine people’s actions,
whereas ethics refers to the theory of morality.
Immorality
Immorality is evil, sinful, or otherwise wrong behavior. Immorality is often called wickedness and is a state avoided by good people.
Amorality
Amorality is unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any particular set of moral standards or principles.
In
which
ways
Books
Movies
Video games
Picking between a good and a bad choice
1.
Choosing what side you're on.
2.
How we use combat in game
3.
Testing youre morals by placing you between a rock and a hard place
4.
Moral subjectivism
According to the notion of moral objectivism, morality is founded on a set of moral principles that should be followed. These universal moral standards are accepted as true for all individuals and circumstances, regardless of culture, beliefs, or sentiments.
Teoretical framework
Questionnaire which was quantitative research, was made and sent using 2 online social media platforms - “Facebook” and ,,Discord’’. The survey was made in “Google forms”. The link was posted online to fill in for anyone who wanted to answer.
Research
the data collection process
The questionnaire was made of 39 questions split into 6 parts.
- 1st part was about knowing general information about those that responded.
- 2nd part was 16 questions from The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire to know the general levels of empathy the respondents had.
- 3rd part was about their morality.
- 4th part was about their morality in books.
- 5th part was about their morality in movies
- 6th part was about morality in video games.
39 people had answered.
- 16 males had an average score of 45 while 23 females had an average score of 48
- People follow their morals firmly, but they will not follow them if the advantages exceed the drawbacks, which leads them to question their values, creating a never-ending loop.
- Books can influence morality, but only a half of those surveyed believe it does. Even those who believe books do reveal true morals sometimes don't follow them, and most don't.
- Moviegoers are more likely to believe that morality influences their choices, compared to books, where there are more people who believe that morality does not influence their choices.
- Video games influence morals in certain parts, but overall morality does not play a large role. Decisions are made based on other aspects, such as playthrough and other aspects outside of morality. Morality does not play a major role in video games, as most decisions are based on other aspects.
Results
So does books, movies and video reveal our morality? Yes and no.
Conclusion
References
Stanford University "The Definition of Morality according to Stanford encyclopedia"
References
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/morality-definition/
What Is a Moral Compass and How to Find Yours
https://psychcentral.com/health/right-wrong-or-indifferent-finding-a-moral-compass#recap
What Is Ethics?
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51110-4_3