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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






5. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






21. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






22. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






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






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






27. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing






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






29. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






30. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






31. 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)






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






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






34. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






35. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command






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






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






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






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






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






41. Evidence of a valid consent






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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