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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. A relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency - ini general a life of moderation in all things except virtue






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






9. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






14. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






23. 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






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






25. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






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






31. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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


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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Name the four authors of the Gospels






45. 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






46. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






49. 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)






50. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War