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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment






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






3. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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)






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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

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26. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






32. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






35. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






36. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






37. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Bad character traits






46. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






48. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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







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