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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. A hierarchy that tracked how people can move from lesser to a more sophisticated ethical reasoning

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






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






22. 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)






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Making exagerated claims about products






29. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






31. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?






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






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






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






35. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






49. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






50. 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