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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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






2. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






5. A hierarchy that tracked how people can move from lesser to a more sophisticated ethical reasoning


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






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






8. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






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






21. View holds that the good for which all humans aspire is happiness - which is the activity of the soul






22. Bad character traits






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






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






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






26. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






40. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict