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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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)






2. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






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






4. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






5. 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






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






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


8. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






10. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






14. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






16. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






17. 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






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






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






20. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






24. Bad character traits






25. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






37. Humans pursue only their own self-interest; all people are equal; three natural causes of quarrel; natural condition of perpetual war; motivation for peace






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






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






40. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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)






45. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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