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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






7. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






9. 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)






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






11. 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






12. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






17. Evidence of a valid consent






18. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






32. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






35. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






36. The idea of avoiding extremes - you shouldn't do anything to excess






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Bad character traits






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






45. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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






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