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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature






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






3. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






4. Bad character traits






5. 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)






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






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






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






10. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






24. To punish subjects who break the law






25. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






28. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






30. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






31. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






32. Self-mastery according to Kant






33. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






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






35. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






37. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






39. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






41. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






42. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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







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