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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment






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






3. To punish subjects who break the law






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






5. 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






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






7. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






8. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






9. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






11. Evidence of a valid consent






12. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






14. The view that there exists an eternal moral law that can be discovered through reason by looking at the nature of humanity and society






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






16. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Consent is the basis of government - people have agreed to be ruled that governments are entitled to rule






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Morality and religion are thought to come from a common source of inspiration and knowledge - a source that religion may refer to as God






27. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






28. Courage - magnanimity - ambition - friendship - generosity - fidelity - gratitude






29. This lays the groundwork for normative ethics - it deals with the nature of moral judgment. It looks at the origins of meaning of ethical principles. It studies the nature of morality and questions the abstract meaning of ethical terms






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






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






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






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






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






35. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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


40. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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