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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






9. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. To punish subjects who break the law






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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)






21. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






30. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






48. 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






49. 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)






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