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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people






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






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






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






5. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






6. Bad character traits






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 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)






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






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






14. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard






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






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






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






18. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






19. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






23. To punish subjects who break the law






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






25. Social Contracts - think in terms of laws because of majority agreements






26. 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






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






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


29. Self-mastery according to Kant






30. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






33. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






43. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






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






48. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






49. Evidence of a valid consent






50. 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