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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Bad character traits






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






13. 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






14. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






19. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure






20. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






23. Rights and Justice - concerned mostly with justice - being an ideal ethical thinker needs you to distance yourself from a situation to assess it clearly






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






25. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






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






27. Says we should always do the will of God






28. 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






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






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






31. Evidence of a valid consent






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






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






38. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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