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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Duties that form this subject matter are precise - owed to specifiable others - and can be legally enforced






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






3. Claim that all and only pleasure has worth or value and all and only pain has disvalue - happiness should be pursued






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






5. Former slave who received an education in the doctrine of Stoic philosophy - believed ethical wisdom can be obtained by keeping a moral purpose in harmony with nature






6. 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






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






8. Bad character traits






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






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






11. 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)






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






13. 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






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






15. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






18. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






19. 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






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






21. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






24. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






25. 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






26. 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)






27. Tell you what to do in order to achieve a particular goal






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






29. Socrates believed that all wrong doing is a result of this






30. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






32. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






47. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






49. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






50. Justice - promise-keeping - allegiance to legitimate government