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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consent is the basis of government - people have agreed to be ruled that governments are entitled to rule






2. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






13. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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






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






18. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






20. Self-mastery according to Kant






21. Bad character traits






22. Says we should always do the will of God






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






24. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






30. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






31. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






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






33. 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






34. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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