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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






12. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






16. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






20. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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






25. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






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






30. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






33. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






34. 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)






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






42. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






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






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






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






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






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






48. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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