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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






9. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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)






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






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






19. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






20. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






23. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






24. 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






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






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






27. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






38. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. Bad character traits






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






49. 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






50. Making exagerated claims about products