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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment






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






3. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






5. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






11. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Making exagerated claims about products






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






35. Says we should always do the will of God






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






37. The idea of avoiding extremes - you shouldn't do anything to excess






38. Evidence of a valid consent






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


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






41. Morality and religion are thought to come from a common source of inspiration and knowledge - a source that religion may refer to as God






42. Name the four authors of the Gospels






43. An american philosopher in the liberal tradition - had theory of justice as fairness






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






45. The first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






48. To punish subjects who break the law






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






50. 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