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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Socrates believed that whatever action a man chooses is motivated for his desire for this






2. 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






3. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Morality and religion are thought to come from a common source of inspiration and knowledge - a source that religion may refer to as God






15. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






24. Puts forth the notion of eternal law as the road map for ethics - the ultimate purpose of life was not happiness here on Earth but eternal bliss in the hereafter






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


26. Evidence of a valid consent






27. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






31. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






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






37. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.






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






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






40. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






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






45. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






46. 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






47. Bad character traits






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






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






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