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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






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






3. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






8. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






10. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






12. Bad character traits






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






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






15. Advocates that moral values are relative to likely social consequences - we must act in a way as to help bring about the greatest good for the greatest number of people (Standard of Happiness)






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






23. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






28. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






30. 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






31. Humans pursue only their own self-interest; all people are equal; three natural causes of quarrel; natural condition of perpetual war; motivation for peace






32. 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






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






34. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?






35. 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






36. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






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






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






50. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War







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