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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Social Contracts - think in terms of laws because of majority agreements






2. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Bad character traits






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. Self-mastery according to Kant






23. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






24. When someone's work stands to serve an interest in conflict with his or her obligations as a professional






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






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






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






28. Making exagerated claims about products






29. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






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






43. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






46. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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