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






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






4. Making exagerated claims about products






5. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






11. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






38. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






48. 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






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






50. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament