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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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)






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






3. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






5. 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






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






7. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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


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






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






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






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






13. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






29. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






33. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






36. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Hold that choices and/or acts or intentions are to be morally assessed solely by the states of affairs they bring about






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






47. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






50. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment