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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Courage - magnanimity - ambition - friendship - generosity - fidelity - gratitude






2. Describes the ethical standards of a person - community - culture - etc. (controversial topics)






3. Intensity - duration - certainty - propinquity (nearness) - fecundity - purity - extent






4. Genuin care for others (stages 3 and 4 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






5. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society






6. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism






7. Justice - promise-keeping - allegiance to legitimate government






8. Advocates that moral values are relative to likely social consequences - we must act in a way as to help bring about the greatest good for the greatest number of people (Standard of Happiness)






9. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard






10. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






11. Humans pursue only their own self-interest; all people are equal; three natural causes of quarrel; natural condition of perpetual war; motivation for peace






12. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






13. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






14. Puts forth the notion of eternal law as the road map for ethics - the ultimate purpose of life was not happiness here on Earth but eternal bliss in the hereafter






15. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






16. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






17. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people






18. Claim that all and only pleasure has worth or value and all and only pain has disvalue - happiness should be pursued






19. Disclosing information to outside sources without permission of the company regarding unethical practices






20. Envisions a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights of cooperating within an egalitarian economic system






21. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






22. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions






23. Way of evaluating moral decisions based on the amount of pleasure that it provides






24. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure






25. Interference of an individual with another person - against their will - and defended that the person interfered with will be better off or protected from harm






26. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people






27. Duties that form this subject matter are precise - owed to specifiable others - and can be legally enforced






28. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament






29. Practicality; help citizens orient themselves within their own social world; probe the limits of practicable political possibility; reconciliation






30. Respect for the rules of the group - focuses on what's necessary to promote the cohesiveness of society (ex: breaking the law is unethical behavior)






31. Socrates believed that all wrong doing is a result of this






32. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment






33. Includes a good habit - a mean - and a disposition to act within reason






34. Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness






35. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






36. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens






37. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






38. Type of ethical theory which is concerned with moral rules which are generated by non-consequentialist methods - based in the nature of rationality or other principles of duty not consequences - theory of moral obligation






39. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






40. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






41. Tell you what to do in order to achieve a particular goal






42. Social Contracts - think in terms of laws because of majority agreements






43. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy






44. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






45. A hierarchy that tracked how people can move from lesser to a more sophisticated ethical reasoning


46. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?






47. Morality based on religion alone - without any reference to religious ideas






48. Self-mastery according to Kant






49. Former slave who received an education in the doctrine of Stoic philosophy - believed ethical wisdom can be obtained by keeping a moral purpose in harmony with nature






50. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed