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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. A relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency - ini general a life of moderation in all things except virtue






2. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Making exagerated claims about products






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






12. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






14. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens






15. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






19. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






23. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






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






27. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






34. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






38. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






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






43. Self-mastery according to Kant






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas