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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






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






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






4. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good






5. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






7. 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)






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






18. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






23. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






25. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism






26. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.






27. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






34. Making exagerated claims about products






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






36. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue






37. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






39. Bad character traits






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






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






42. 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)






43. Says we should always do the will of God






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






45. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






48. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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