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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






2. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people






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






4. 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






5. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






10. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






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






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






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






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






20. Bad character traits






21. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






23. 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






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






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


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






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






28. Name the four authors of the Gospels






29. 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






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






31. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Advocates that moral values are relative to likely social consequences - we must act in a way as to help bring about the greatest good for the greatest number of people (Standard of Happiness)






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task






49. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






50. 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