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DSST Ethics In America 2
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1. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve
hypothetical imperatives
unconditional
teleology
covenant
2. Student of Socrates who suggested the good life is one of intelligence
Enchiridion
Plato
disclosure of information
heteronomy
3. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament
conditional covenant
theonomy
Conventional level
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
4. Way of evaluating moral decisions based on the amount of pleasure that it provides
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
natural virtues
Utilitarianism
5. Morality and religion are thought to come from a common source of inspiration and knowledge - a source that religion may refer to as God
divine command theory
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
theonomy
Kant
6. Believe that right and good consist in obedience to objective moral duties
distributive justice
Deontologists
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Doctrine of Virtue
7. Plato believed the organization of the soul of a good person is similiar to this
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
Stoic philosphy
Vices
meta-ethics
8. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment
The Books of Law
divine command theory
disclosure of information
John Locke
9. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good
Puffery
John Rawls
Eternal law
Stage 1
10. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing
autonomy
retributive justice
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
The Gospels
11. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed
justice
stoic moral virtues
Leviathan
Immanuel Kant
12. Bad character traits
Immanuel Kant
Vices
social contract theory
Epictetus
13. An american philosopher in the liberal tradition - had theory of justice as fairness
Deontologists
John Rawls
In nature - everything has a purpose; nature and its moral laws are knowable through common sense and reason; since every living thing has a nature that is appropriate to the kind of thing it is - failure to develop this nature to its fullest is an i
St Thomas Aquinas
14. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.
stoic moral virtues
John Locke
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
divine command theory
15. 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)
teleology
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
Stage 1
16. Intensity - duration - certainty - propinquity (nearness) - fecundity - purity - extent
distributive justice
Act utilitarianism
seven features of pleasure
Descriptive ethics
17. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Virtue ethics
Post conventional level
unconditional
18. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
disclosure of information
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Jeremy Bentham
19. Socrates believed that all wrong doing is a result of this
Ignorance
natural virtues
meta-ethics
Deontology
20. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment
Enchiridion
divine command theory
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Stage 1
21. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy
informed consent
Natural Law Theory
Stage 3
normative ethics
22. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict
Socrates
Post conventional level
theonomy
Happiness
23. Name the four authors of the Gospels
seven features of pleasure
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Standard of Happiness
24. Social Contracts - think in terms of laws because of majority agreements
components of informed consent
autonomy
Stage 5
normative ethics
25. Set of rules that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
rule utilitarianism
Standard of Happiness
David Hume
Deontologists
26. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament
The Gospels
human nature
conflict of interest
teleology
27. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people
Stage 6
Virtue ethics
Stage 5
Act utilitarianism
28. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires
divine command theory
Pre-conventional level
David Hume
categorical imperatives
29. Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness
primary purpose of the Leviathan
Standard of Happiness
Professional Code of Ethics
conditional covenant
30. 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
normative ethics
Doctrine of Right
Kant
autonomy
31. Humans pursue only their own self-interest; all people are equal; three natural causes of quarrel; natural condition of perpetual war; motivation for peace
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
Stage 2
Standards of disclosure
justice
32. 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
human nature
informed consent
St Thomas Aquinas
Stage 6
33. Socrates believed that whatever action a man chooses is motivated for his desire for this
Doctrine of Virtue
conflict of interest
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
Happiness
34. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?
Standards of disclosure
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
divine command theory
35. 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
Virtue
Post conventional level
Epictetus
Aristotle
36. Making exagerated claims about products
Socrates
Puffery
Pre-conventional level
St Thomas Aquinas
37. The view that there exists an eternal moral law that can be discovered through reason by looking at the nature of humanity and society
Natural Law Theory
Eternal law
consequentialists
feminist ethics
38. Describes the ethical standards of a person - community - culture - etc. (controversial topics)
Stage 3
The Gospels
Descriptive ethics
Act utilitarianism
39. Claim that all and only pleasure has worth or value and all and only pain has disvalue - happiness should be pursued
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
normative hedonism
Stage 5
categorical imperatives
40. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment
feminist ethics
conditional covenant
autonomy
Stage 6
41. Explores when and how to compensate someone for a loss
Deontologists
corrective justice
meta-ethics
St Thomas Aquinas
42. The idea of avoiding extremes - you shouldn't do anything to excess
justice
primary purpose of the Leviathan
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
Golden Mean
43. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
disclosure of information
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
John Rawls
44. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard
Hedonistic Utilitarianism
conditional covenant
Stage 5
Standards of disclosure
45. An attempt to revise - reformulate - or rethink traditional ethics to the extent it depreciates or devalues women's moral experience
distributive justice
Descriptive ethics
Ignorance
feminist ethics
46. A contract or agreement between two parties to complete a task
rule utilitarianism
Leviathan
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
covenant
47. 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)
informed consent
Epictetus
Conventional level
Post conventional level
48. Tell you what to do in order to achieve a particular goal
rule utilitarianism
Golden Mean
hypothetical imperatives
Standards of disclosure
49. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature
Kohlberg's six stages of moral development
Leviathan
Puffery
John Locke
50. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War
Post conventional level
Thucydides
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
Golden Mean
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