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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






16. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






18. View holds that the good for which all humans aspire is happiness - which is the activity of the soul






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






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






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






22. To punish subjects who break the law






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






24. Evidence of a valid consent






25. 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






26. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






33. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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)






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






47. 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)






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






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






50. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas