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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






5. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






9. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






11. Evidence of a valid consent






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






13. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






19. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Bad character traits






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people






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






35. Name the four authors of the Gospels






36. To punish subjects who break the law






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






38. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






40. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






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






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






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






45. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






47. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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