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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






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






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






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






9. Says we should always do the will of God






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






27. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






31. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






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






33. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Self-mastery according to Kant






48. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






50. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament