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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Justice - promise-keeping - allegiance to legitimate government






2. Making exagerated claims about products






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






4. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






5. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






8. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






12. Says we should always do the will of God






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






14. Type of ethical theory which is concerned with moral rules which are generated by non-consequentialist methods - based in the nature of rationality or other principles of duty not consequences - theory of moral obligation






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






16. View holds that the good for which all humans aspire is happiness - which is the activity of the soul






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






18. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






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






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






21. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






26. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






27. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






30. 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)






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






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

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






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






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






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






37. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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