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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. A hierarchy that tracked how people can move from lesser to a more sophisticated ethical reasoning

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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy






16. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






22. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






23. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






25. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






26. 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)






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






28. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






29. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






39. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






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






44. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






46. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






50. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics







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