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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Practicality; help citizens orient themselves within their own social world; probe the limits of practicable political possibility; reconciliation






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






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






4. 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






5. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






11. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






12. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task






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






14. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






15. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






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






29. Respect for the rules of the group - focuses on what's necessary to promote the cohesiveness of society (ex: breaking the law is unethical behavior)






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Self-mastery according to Kant






34. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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







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