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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Plato believed the organization of the soul of a good person is similiar to this






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






19. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






20. Self-mastery according to Kant






21. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






34. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






37. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






39. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






43. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






44. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






46. View holds that the good for which all humans aspire is happiness - which is the activity of the soul






47. 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






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






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






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