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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. According to Socrates this is the sufficient condition to the good life






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






3. Bad character traits






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






5. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






6. 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






7. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






12. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens






13. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






20. 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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






34. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature






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






39. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






42. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






50. A hierarchy that tracked how people can move from lesser to a more sophisticated ethical reasoning