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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






6. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






7. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






8. 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






9. Evidence of a valid consent






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






11. Envisions a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights of cooperating within an egalitarian economic system






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






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






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






15. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






16. Student of Socrates who suggested the good life is one of intelligence






17. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






23. Says we should always do the will of God






24. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






28. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






29. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






32. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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

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46. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






47. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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