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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Duties to adopt certain ends - many are imperfect in that they do not specify how - when - or for whom they should be achieved






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






16. 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






17. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






19. 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






20. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






24. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






25. 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






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






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






28. To punish subjects who break the law






29. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






30. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






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






40. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






48. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






50. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament