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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Bad character traits






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


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






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






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






6. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






7. Selfishness and lack of concern for other (contains first two stages of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






8. Rights and Justice - concerned mostly with justice - being an ideal ethical thinker needs you to distance yourself from a situation to assess it clearly






9. Says we should always do the will of God






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






11. 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






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






13. To punish subjects who break the law






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






15. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






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






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






18. 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)






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






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






21. 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






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. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens






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






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






26. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






39. The idea of avoiding extremes - you shouldn't do anything to excess






40. 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






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






42. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War