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DSST Ethics In America 2
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1. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires
categorical imperatives
Deontology
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
artificial virtues
2. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society
distributive justice
Stoic philosphy
Doctrine of Virtue
primary purpose of the Leviathan
3. A generalized blueprint for the kind of entity you are
The 3 branches of ethics
human nature
Stage 5
Stage 6
4. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve
paternalism
Stage 5
divine command theory
teleology
5. Morality based on religion alone - without any reference to religious ideas
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
consequentialists
autonomy
justice
6. An agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment
Self-knowledge
feminist ethics
conditional covenant
The 3 branches of ethics
7. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict
Stage 3
Post conventional level
social contract theory
Socrates
8. 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
Act utilitarianism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Virtue ethics
Thomas Hobbes
9. Claim that all and only pleasure has worth or value and all and only pain has disvalue - happiness should be pursued
Pre-conventional level
normative hedonism
Courage
Ethics of care
10. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard
Thomas Hobbes
Golden Mean
artificial virtues
Standards of disclosure
11. A relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency - ini general a life of moderation in all things except virtue
John Stuart Mill
Leviathan
Moral virtue
St Thomas Aquinas
12. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism
John Stuart Mill
Enchiridion
The Gospels
components of informed consent
13. Talks about what punishments are appropriate for wrongdoing
five general principles the 15 laws of nature come from
retributive justice
Deontology
The Gospels
14. 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
Virtue
Thucydides
St Thomas Aquinas
Stage 3
15. An american philosopher in the liberal tradition - had theory of justice as fairness
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
John Rawls
retributive justice
Whistle blowing
16. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed
justice
conditional covenant
Vices
categorical imperatives
17. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy
Consent Form
Stage 3
Jeremy Bentham
David Hume
18. The first 5 books of the Old Testament
categorical imperatives
motivational hedonism
conditional covenant
The Books of Law
19. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas
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
Doctrine of Right
unconditional
disclosure of information
20. 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
rule utilitarianism
Stage 3
paternalism
Ignorance
21. An agreement between two parties - but only one of the parties has to do something
unconditional
Epictetus
disclosure of information
Whistle blowing
22. Punishment and reward - thinking is animalistic - actions are in ways that anticipate reward and avoid punishment
Stage 1
normative hedonism
Doctrine of Virtue
rule utilitarianism
23. Talks about who should get which benefits and which burdens
Standard of Happiness
Stage 1
distributive justice
divine command theory
24. 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)
Whistle blowing
informed consent
Kant
Post conventional level
25. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good
categorical imperatives
Natural Law Theory
John Stuart Mill
Eternal law
26. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people
Act utilitarianism
Socrates
St Thomas Aquinas
primary purpose of the Leviathan
27. Should a whole society be responsible for the actions of a few? What are the justifications of any actions against an enemy?
natural virtues
unconditional
hypothetical imperatives
issues addressed in the History of the Peloponnesian War
28. Rights and Justice - concerned mostly with justice - being an ideal ethical thinker needs you to distance yourself from a situation to assess it clearly
Stage 6
paternalism
theonomy
Aristotle
29. Intensity - duration - certainty - propinquity (nearness) - fecundity - purity - extent
primary purpose of the Leviathan
seven features of pleasure
justice
meta-ethics
30. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern
Kant
Virtue ethics
John Rawls
Pre-conventional level
31. Practicality; help citizens orient themselves within their own social world; probe the limits of practicable political possibility; reconciliation
four roles of political philosophy according to rawls
Eternal law
Ethics
retributive justice
32. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance
Leviathan
stoic moral virtues
virtues
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
33. Making exagerated claims about products
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
justice
Puffery
theonomy
34. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions
three natural reasons people fight according to Hobbes
divine command theory
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
meta-ethics
35. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
theonomy
Courage
Stage 2
36. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics
Deontologists
teleology
The 3 branches of ethics
Organization of social classes in an ideal society
37. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is
hedonic calculus
Moral virtue
The 3 branches of ethics
Leviathan
38. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity
virtues
covenant
Happiness
Deontology
39. Social Contracts - think in terms of laws because of majority agreements
consequentialists
Deontology
Stage 5
Eternal law
40. System of moral principles - affects how people make decisionss and lead their lives
rule utilitarianism
Stage 3
stoic moral virtues
Ethics
41. Selfishness and lack of concern for other (contains first two stages of Kohlberg's hierarchy)
Ethics of care
Pre-conventional level
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
categorical imperatives
42. Name the four authors of the Gospels
John Stuart Mill
Matthew - Mark - Luke - and John
St Thomas Aquinas
Golden Mean
43. Socrates believed that all wrong doing is a result of this
Ignorance
David Hume
Post conventional level
Thomas Hobbes
44. 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
The Gospels
Deontologists
Deontology
Enchiridion
45. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride
Ignorance
artificial virtues
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Epictetus
46. Things are morally good or bad - or morally obligatory - permissible - or prohibited - soley because of God's will or command
motivational hedonism
Thucydides
divine command theory
Genesis -Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy
47. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament
The Gospels
Act utilitarianism
distributive justice
Stage 2
48. To punish subjects who break the law
St Thomas Aquinas
justice
primary purpose of the Leviathan
hypothetical imperatives
49. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War
David Hume
The 3 branches of ethics
Thucydides
motivational hedonism
50. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest
Self-knowledge
Professional Code of Ethics
Thomas Hobbes
Moral virtue