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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Type of ethical theory which is concerned with moral rules which are generated by non-consequentialist methods - based in the nature of rationality or other principles of duty not consequences - theory of moral obligation






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






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






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






12. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






16. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






18. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






37. Bad character traits






38. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






43. Name the four authors of the Gospels






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Self-mastery according to Kant






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