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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Process by which patients are asked to consent to procedures after being sufficiently informed to make a rational decision






18. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






19. To punish subjects who break the law






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






21. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






23. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






28. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






33. Morality based on religion alone - without any reference to religious ideas






34. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






39. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






49. 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






50. 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