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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intensity - duration - certainty - propinquity (nearness) - fecundity - purity - extent






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






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






4. Bad character traits






5. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure






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






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






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






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






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






12. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






13. 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






14. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Name the four authors of the Gospels






24. 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)






25. People think of their duties towards others in terms of abstract rules that transcend the particular cultures of historical situations that specific people find themselves in (stages 5 & 6 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






39. 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)






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






41. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






49. 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






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