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DSST Ethics In America 2
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1. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is
Consent Form
hedonic calculus
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
Stoic philosphy
2. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives
primary purpose of the Leviathan
Stage 2
Enchiridion
Ethics
3. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control
Kant
Stage 2
Pre-conventional level
justice
4. Believe that right and good consist in obedience to objective moral duties
David Hume
Deontologists
Standards of disclosure
Moral virtue
5. View holds that the good for which all humans aspire is happiness - which is the activity of the soul
Natural Law Theory
Leviathan
Aristotle
consequentialists
6. Duties to adopt certain ends - many are imperfect in that they do not specify how - when - or for whom they should be achieved
distributive justice
Doctrine of Virtue
seven features of pleasure
Vices
7. 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
John Rawls
Conventional level
Deontology
Deontologists
8. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue
Immanuel Kant
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Stage 5
Ethics of care
9. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens
Ignorance
Ethics of care
distributive justice
teleology
10. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Doctrine of Virtue
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy
Stage 3
Professional Code of Ethics
Stage 4
covenant
12. Duties that form this subject matter are precise - owed to specifiable others - and can be legally enforced
The Gospels
conflict of interest
Doctrine of Right
social contract theory
13. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics
Stoic philosphy
Kant
Golden Mean
The 3 branches of ethics
14. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment
conditional covenant
Natural Law Theory
The Gospels
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
15. 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
Virtue
meta-ethics
Ignorance
Courage
16. 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
stoic moral virtues
covenant
teleology
paternalism
17. Evidence of a valid consent
Consent Form
Enchiridion
Stage 4
paternalism
18. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature
theonomy
Golden Mean
Leviathan
Natural Law Theory
19. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.
Thomas Hobbes
Descriptive ethics
John Locke
Stoic philosphy
20. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Thomas Hobbes
Plato
Conventional level
21. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard
theory of justice as fairness
Standards of disclosure
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
22. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve
Socrates
John Locke
Utilitarianism
teleology
23. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
primary purpose of the Leviathan
covenant
rule utilitarianism
distributive justice
24. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships
natural virtues
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
Stage 2
Leviathan
25. Morality depends on religious belief or on a set of values given by a religion
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
heteronomy
St Thomas Aquinas
Professional Code of Ethics
26. Socrates believed that whatever action a man chooses is motivated for his desire for this
conditional covenant
justice
Happiness
nonconsequentialist normative theory
27. Explores when and how to compensate someone for a loss
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
hypothetical imperatives
corrective justice
social contract theory
28. Tell you what to do in order to achieve a particular goal
The 3 branches of ethics
feminist ethics
Happiness
hypothetical imperatives
29. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good
normative hedonism
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
Eternal law
stoic moral virtues
30. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people
Act utilitarianism
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
Moral virtue
motivational hedonism
31. An american philosopher in the liberal tradition - had theory of justice as fairness
Aristotle
John Rawls
Enchiridion
Natural Law Theory
32. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment
Stage 4
Deontology
disclosure of information
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
33. Includes a good habit - a mean - and a disposition to act within reason
The Gospels
rule utilitarianism
Happiness
Virtue
34. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about
social contract theory
Consent Form
human nature
consequentialists
35. Envisions a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights of cooperating within an egalitarian economic system
Deontology
theory of justice as fairness
Puffery
motivational hedonism
36. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are
Ethics of care
Natural Law Theory
human nature
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
37. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing
Whistle blowing
paternalism
social contract theory
retributive justice
38. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance
stoic moral virtues
Enchiridion
Standards of disclosure
meta-ethics
39. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command
heteronomy
divine command theory
The Books of Law
Courage
40. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament
natural virtues
stoic moral virtues
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
The Gospels
41. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest
Professional Code of Ethics
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
John Stuart Mill
seven features of pleasure
42. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict
Immanuel Kant
seven features of pleasure
Socrates
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
43. Way of evaluating moral decisions based on the amount of pleasure that it provides
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Utilitarianism
The Gospels
Vices
44. Making exagerated claims about products
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
Puffery
Deontology
Stoic philosphy
45. Bad character traits
Virtue
Leviathan
Vices
feminist ethics
46. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?
Self-knowledge
justice
Stage 3
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
47. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism
Enchiridion
Doctrine of Virtue
covenant
John Locke
48. Describes the ethical standards of a person - community - culture - etc. (controversial topics)
Descriptive ethics
Plato
Ethics of care
normative hedonism
49. 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
Thomas Hobbes
Standard of Happiness
meta-ethics
distributive justice
50. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure
informed consent
Moral virtue
disclosure of information
Hedonistic Utilitarianism