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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






6. Says we should always do the will of God






7. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






16. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






17. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






23. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






39. Duties to adopt certain ends - many are imperfect in that they do not specify how - when - or for whom they should be achieved






40. Believe that right and good consist in obedience to objective moral duties






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






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






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