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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command






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






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






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






5. Says we should always do the will of God






6. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






9. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






10. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






14. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






38. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






40. 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)






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






42. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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