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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






13. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






14. Bad character traits






15. Self-mastery according to Kant






16. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






19. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






21. The view that there exists an eternal moral law that can be discovered through reason by looking at the nature of humanity and society






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






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






24. 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)






25. 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)






26. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are






27. 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






28. Making exagerated claims about products






29. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






37. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






38. 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






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






40. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






42. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






45. 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)






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






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






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






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






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