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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






2. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






5. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






6. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






7. 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






8. 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






9. Says we should always do the will of God






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

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






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






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






14. Bad character traits






15. To punish subjects who break the law






16. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






38. 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






39. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






41. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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






43. 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)






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






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






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






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






48. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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