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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment






2. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






3. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






15. 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






16. 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)






17. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






19. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are






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






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






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






23. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue






24. 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)






25. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Morality depends on religious belief or on a set of values given by a religion






34. Maintains that moral values are relative to our natural human feelings and the urgent needs real situations - our ction should be guided by our feeling good about ourselves while promoting social well-being. Experiences of morality drawn from peoples






35. Name the four authors of the Gospels






36. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






37. 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)






38. Says we should always do the will of God






39. Believe that right and good consist in obedience to objective moral duties






40. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






41. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






42. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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

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45. Evidence of a valid consent






46. Student of Socrates who suggested the good life is one of intelligence






47. An american philosopher in the liberal tradition - had theory of justice as fairness






48. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature






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






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







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