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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






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






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






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






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






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






7. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






8. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






15. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






19. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






21. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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

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






24. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






47. 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






48. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






49. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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