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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Bad character traits






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






18. 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






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






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






21. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






22. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Duties that form this subject matter are precise - owed to specifiable others - and can be legally enforced






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






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






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






42. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






44. Self-mastery according to Kant






45. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






48. 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






49. Says we should always do the will of God






50. Evidence of a valid consent