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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






15. 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






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. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






20. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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






37. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






38. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






41. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






42. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






44. Making exagerated claims about products






45. Bad character traits






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






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






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






49. 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






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