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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Explores when and how to compensate someone for a loss






2. Name the four authors of the Gospels






3. 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)






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






5. Bad character traits






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






16. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






35. Making exagerated claims about products






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






37. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






39. 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






40. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






41. 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






42. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






46. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






49. Self-mastery according to Kant






50. 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