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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens






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






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






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






15. Says we should always do the will of God






16. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






37. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






40. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






50. 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