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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






2. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






3. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






9. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






10. 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






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






12. Believes that all acts are ultimately self-serving - even when they seem benevolent - that in a state of nature - prior to any formation of government - humans would behave completely selfishly






13. 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






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






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






16. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society






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






24. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Says we should always do the will of God






33. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






44. Evaluates people's actions and their moral character (it is concerned with the content of moral judgments or principles - rules - or theories that guide our actions and judgments - and the criteria for what is right or wrong- it argues for particular






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






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






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






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






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






50. Making exagerated claims about products