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DSST Ethics In America 2

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






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






7. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






10. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






24. Evidence of a valid consent






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






40. Bad character traits






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






42. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






44. Making exagerated claims about products






45. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






48. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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