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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. 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






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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


13. 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






14. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






17. Making exagerated claims about products






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






19. Maintains that moral values are relative to our natural human feelings and the urgent needs real situations - our ction should be guided by our feeling good about ourselves while promoting social well-being. Experiences of morality drawn from peoples






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Intensity - duration - certainty - propinquity (nearness) - fecundity - purity - extent






29. Self-mastery according to Kant






30. 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






31. To punish subjects who break the law






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






49. Process by which patients are asked to consent to procedures after being sufficiently informed to make a rational decision






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