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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Envisions a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights of cooperating within an egalitarian economic system






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






3. Making exagerated claims about products






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






5. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






6. 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)






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






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






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






10. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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

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






27. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






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






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






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






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






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






38. Duties to adopt certain ends - many are imperfect in that they do not specify how - when - or for whom they should be achieved






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






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






41. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






42. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






44. Consent is the basis of government - people have agreed to be ruled that governments are entitled to rule






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






46. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






48. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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







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