Meaning and Definition of Moral dilemma

Definition of moral dilemma

A Moral dilemma is a narration brief but presented by way of history, in which arises a situation may happen in everyday reality but which turns out to be troubled from the moral point of view, then, therefore, is ask them to listeners or viewers of the same, that provide, either a reasoned solution to the situation , or failing that an analysis of the solution chosen by the individual protagonist's troubled history.
Almost as a maximum, the situation will be presented as a disjunctive choice, because the main character is faced with a decision important to take, before which only exist several possible solutions, which will come into conflict with each other, i.e. If you choose A and not B, or if you choose to C instead of A and B. The protagonist is opposite an absolute and unavoidable conflict situation.
For example, a moral dilemma will arise if happens the following situation... in the playground of the school, a friend of ours breaks the glass of the staff room, after the incident and without making anyone is responsible for the fact, the director of the school brings us together to ask us to clarify the situation and who was responsible for admits his mistake , case, full class will be subject to punishment... If we confess to the director Juan broke in fact glass will feel that we will be betraying him, but if we do not all suffer a punishment that we do not deserve.
The moral dilemma turns out to be an excellent alternative when it comes to having to teach to develop an ethical criterion, at the same time that turns out to be of great help in making aware of the hierarchy of values.
Meanwhile, there are two types of moral dilemmas, dilemmas moral hypothetical (problems abstract hard is that a correlation in real life. Usually they come from literature, mass media or the own imagination; the main disadvantage with is the lack of identification they pose) and moral dilemmas real (presented problematic situations from everyday life and to be based on real and near facts is favoured the identification with them).