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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tell you what to do in order to achieve a particular goal






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






11. 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






12. According to Socrates this is the sufficient condition to the good life






13. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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






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






16. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.






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






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






19. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






22. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






23. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






41. Says we should always do the will of God






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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Courage - magnanimity - ambition - friendship - generosity - fidelity - gratitude






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






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