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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






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






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

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16. 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)






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






27. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






29. Making exagerated claims about products






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






31. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






34. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






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






36. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






45. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






46. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






49. Disclosing information to outside sources without permission of the company regarding unethical practices






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







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