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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness






2. 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






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






4. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






5. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






7. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Socrates believed that all wrong doing is a result of this






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






16. 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






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






18. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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)






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






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

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






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






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






29. Name the four authors of the Gospels






30. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






31. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






32. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






35. 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)






36. 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






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






38. An agreement between two parties - but only one of the parties has to do something






39. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






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






44. Making exagerated claims about products






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






46. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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