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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






4. Making exagerated claims about products






5. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure






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






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






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






9. Bad character traits






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






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






12. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






13. An agreement between two parties - but only one of the parties has to do something






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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


22. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






25. Says we should always do the will of God






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






27. 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






28. To punish subjects who break the law






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






48. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






49. Self-mastery according to Kant






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