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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. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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

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






7. Evaluates people's actions and their moral character (it is concerned with the content of moral judgments or principles - rules - or theories that guide our actions and judgments - and the criteria for what is right or wrong- it argues for particular






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






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






10. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






12. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






13. 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)






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






15. 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)






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






17. Bad character traits






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. To punish subjects who break the law






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






25. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






27. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






31. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






35. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






46. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






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







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