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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






9. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






10. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






11. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed






12. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. People think of their duties towards others in terms of abstract rules that transcend the particular cultures of historical situations that specific people find themselves in (stages 5 & 6 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






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






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






30. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. Making exagerated claims about products






44. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good






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






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






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






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






49. Bad character traits






50. 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