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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Student of Socrates who suggested the good life is one of intelligence






2. People think of their duties towards others in terms of abstract rules that transcend the particular cultures of historical situations that specific people find themselves in (stages 5 & 6 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






3. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






5. Explores when and how to compensate someone for a loss






6. Socrates believed that whatever action a man chooses is motivated for his desire for this






7. When someone's work stands to serve an interest in conflict with his or her obligations as a professional






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






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






10. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task






11. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






12. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command






13. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






14. A relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency - ini general a life of moderation in all things except virtue






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






16. There is moral significance in the fundamental elements of relationships and dependencies in human life (care-givers)






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






18. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






19. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.






20. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment






21. Duties to adopt certain ends - many are imperfect in that they do not specify how - when - or for whom they should be achieved






22. 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






23. An attempt to revise - reformulate - or rethink traditional ethics to the extent it depreciates or devalues women's moral experience






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






25. According to Socrates this is the sufficient condition to the good life






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






27. 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)






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

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






30. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good






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






32. Process by which patients are asked to consent to procedures after being sufficiently informed to make a rational decision






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






34. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






35. 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






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






37. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






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






39. Evidence of a valid consent






40. Plato believed the organization of the soul of a good person is similiar to this






41. 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






42. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






43. Making exagerated claims about products






44. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






45. Evaluates people's actions and their moral character (it is concerned with the content of moral judgments or principles - rules - or theories that guide our actions and judgments - and the criteria for what is right or wrong- it argues for particular






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






47. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






50. Believes that all acts are ultimately self-serving - even when they seem benevolent - that in a state of nature - prior to any formation of government - humans would behave completely selfishly