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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To punish subjects who break the law






2. 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)






3. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






4. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






5. 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






6. Respect for the rules of the group - focuses on what's necessary to promote the cohesiveness of society (ex: breaking the law is unethical behavior)






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






29. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Making exagerated claims about products






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






45. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment