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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness






2. Evidence of a valid consent






3. Genuin care for others (stages 3 and 4 of Kohlberg's hierarchy)






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






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






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






7. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






8. 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






9. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






13. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Making exagerated claims about products






23. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






26. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






27. Says we should always do the will of God






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






29. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






31. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






40. Bad character traits






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






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






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