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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






23. Bad character traits






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






25. 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






26. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






41. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






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






49. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






50. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing







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