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DSST Ethics In America 2
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1. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue
Immanuel Kant
Deontology
justice
St Thomas Aquinas
2. Humans pursue only their own self-interest; all people are equal; three natural causes of quarrel; natural condition of perpetual war; motivation for peace
feminist ethics
The 3 branches of ethics
Utilitarianism
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
3. Explores when and how to compensate someone for a loss
The Gospels
corrective justice
unconditional
covenant
4. The view that there exists an eternal moral law that can be discovered through reason by looking at the nature of humanity and society
Courage
Stage 5
rule utilitarianism
Natural Law Theory
5. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires
Moral virtue
Puffery
categorical imperatives
human nature
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
Aristotle
meta-ethics
Courage
Whistle blowing
7. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions
Consent Form
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
The Gospels
Stage 3
8. The idea of avoiding extremes - you shouldn't do anything to excess
disclosure of information
Standard of Happiness
John Rawls
Golden Mean
9. Selfishness and lack of concern for other (contains first two stages of Kohlberg's hierarchy)
Pre-conventional level
seven features of pleasure
human nature
Standards of disclosure
10. Name the four authors of the Gospels
hypothetical imperatives
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Stage 1
The 3 branches of ethics
11. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament
The Gospels
Epictetus
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
theonomy
12. According to Socrates this is the sufficient condition to the good life
Virtue
unconditional
Self-knowledge
divine command theory
13. Justice - promise-keeping - allegiance to legitimate government
Standards of disclosure
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
motivational hedonism
artificial virtues
14. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task
Thomas Hobbes
covenant
social contract theory
unconditional
15. Making exagerated claims about products
conflict of interest
theonomy
Ethics of care
Puffery
16. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships
primary purpose of the Leviathan
Stage 2
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
Deontologists
17. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about
normative hedonism
consequentialists
Descriptive ethics
Consent Form
18. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society
Plato
Stoic philosphy
artificial virtues
autonomy
19. Believe that right and good consist in obedience to objective moral duties
teleology
Deontologists
distributive justice
Doctrine of Virtue
20. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is
hedonic calculus
Stage 4
Consent Form
Descriptive ethics
21. Plato believed the organization of the soul of a good person is similiar to this
Immanuel Kant
autonomy
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
22. Way of evaluating moral decisions based on the amount of pleasure that it provides
Utilitarianism
human nature
Stage 6
David Hume
23. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing
artificial virtues
seven features of pleasure
Aristotle
retributive justice
24. Genuin care for others (stages 3 and 4 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)
Eternal law
John Stuart Mill
John Locke
Conventional level
25. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard
Standards of disclosure
Stage 2
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
26. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment
Consent Form
John Stuart Mill
conditional covenant
retributive justice
27. The first 5 books of the Old Testament
Golden Mean
The Books of Law
Enchiridion
feminist ethics
28. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives
divine command theory
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
Ethics
hedonic calculus
29. Practicality; help citizens orient themselves within their own social world; probe the limits of practicable political possibility; reconciliation
disclosure of information
Eternal law
Virtue
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
30. Rights and Justice - concerned mostly with justice - being an ideal ethical thinker needs you to distance yourself from a situation to assess it clearly
informed consent
Stage 6
Ignorance
covenant
31. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment
meta-ethics
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
Stage 1
Stage 5
32. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure
Doctrine of Right
Eternal law
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Thomas Hobbes
33. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good
stoic moral virtues
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
Conventional level
Eternal law
34. Morality based on religion alone - without any reference to religious ideas
Doctrine of Right
nonconsequentialist normative theory
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
autonomy
35. To punish subjects who break the law
primary purpose of the Leviathan
Kohlberg's six stages of moral development
categorical imperatives
Epictetus
36. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity
virtues
heteronomy
Puffery
Kohlberg's six stages of moral development
37. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
Standards of disclosure
Doctrine of Virtue
teleology
rule utilitarianism
38. Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness
conditional covenant
components of informed consent
Standard of Happiness
Stage 6
39. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?
hypothetical imperatives
Doctrine of Virtue
Vices
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
40. Describes the ethical standards of a person - community - culture - etc. (controversial topics)
Stage 5
Descriptive ethics
Ethics of care
Ethics
41. An attempt to revise - reformulate - or rethink traditional ethics to the extent it depreciates or devalues women's moral experience
St Thomas Aquinas
justice
Kohlberg's six stages of moral development
feminist ethics
42. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance
Leviathan
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
stoic moral virtues
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
43. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest
components of informed consent
normative hedonism
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
Professional Code of Ethics
44. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)
teleology
rule utilitarianism
Puffery
Jeremy Bentham
45. 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
Deontology
Post conventional level
normative ethics
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
46. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are
human nature
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Standards of disclosure
Descriptive ethics
47. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism
Deontologists
Virtue ethics
Descriptive ethics
motivational hedonism
48. Socrates believed that whatever action a man chooses is motivated for his desire for this
Doctrine of Virtue
Utilitarianism
Happiness
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
49. Duties that form this subject matter are precise - owed to specifiable others - and can be legally enforced
autonomy
Doctrine of Right
unconditional
Enchiridion
50. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment
Doctrine of Right
retributive justice
disclosure of information
hypothetical imperatives