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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






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


3. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






8. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






9. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






27. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






31. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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)






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






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






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






46. Says we should always do the will of God






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






48. 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






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






50. 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