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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people






2. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






6. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






9. 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






10. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






12. 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)






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






14. Name the four authors of the Gospels






15. 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






16. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






25. Bad character traits






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






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






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






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






30. Morality and religion are thought to come from a common source of inspiration and knowledge - a source that religion may refer to as God






31. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






32. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






33. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






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






35. To punish subjects who break the law






36. 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)






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






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






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






40. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Self-mastery according to Kant






50. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing