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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy






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






3. 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






4. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






7. Says we should always do the will of God






8. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






9. Bad character traits






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Evidence of a valid consent






19. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






20. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






21. 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






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






23. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






25. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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)






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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