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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






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






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






6. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Believes that all acts are ultimately self-serving - even when they seem benevolent - that in a state of nature - prior to any formation of government - humans would behave completely selfishly






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






24. Bad character traits






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Making exagerated claims about products






32. To punish subjects who break the law






33. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






34. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






36. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. When someone's work stands to serve an interest in conflict with his or her obligations as a professional






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue






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






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