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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Plato believed the organization of the soul of a good person is similiar to this






2. 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)






3. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






7. Bad character traits






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






9. 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






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






11. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






13. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






14. 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)






15. To punish subjects who break the law






16. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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






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






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






20. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






24. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






25. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






29. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






32. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






33. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






34. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






37. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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