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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






13. To punish subjects who break the law






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






15. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






27. 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






28. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






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






34. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






38. Says we should always do the will of God






39. 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)






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






50. 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