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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. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






3. Bad character traits






4. To punish subjects who break the law






5. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






13. 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






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






15. 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)






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






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






18. 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






19. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






20. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






22. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






27. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






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






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






30. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






32. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






33. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






35. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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






40. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






45. Describes the ethical standards of a person - community - culture - etc. (controversial topics)






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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)