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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






2. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Says we should always do the will of God






10. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Evidence of a valid consent






25. Making exagerated claims about products






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






27. Name the four authors of the Gospels






28. Envisions a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights of cooperating within an egalitarian economic system






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






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






31. 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)






32. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






33. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






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






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






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






37. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






42. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






45. Process by which patients are asked to consent to procedures after being sufficiently informed to make a rational decision






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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






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