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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






2. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






18. Bad character traits






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






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






21. 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






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






23. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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


38. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






41. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






47. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






50. Making exagerated claims about products