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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






2. 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






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






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


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






6. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






8. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






10. Former slave who received an education in the doctrine of Stoic philosophy - believed ethical wisdom can be obtained by keeping a moral purpose in harmony with nature






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






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






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






14. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






16. There is moral significance in the fundamental elements of relationships and dependencies in human life (care-givers)






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






18. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






24. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






30. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






33. Says we should always do the will of God






34. 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)






35. Bad character traits






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






37. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






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






42. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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