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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






2. Making exagerated claims about products






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






4. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






6. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






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






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






10. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






12. Claim that only pleasure or pain motivate us - most significant form of psychological hedonism






13. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






14. Claims that humans are naturally self-interested and they are not naturally selfish or motivated by pride






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






16. Name the four authors of the Gospels






17. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






20. 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






21. Believed that moral justification came from utility and good institutions produce good consequences (Hedonistic Utilitarianism)






22. 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






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






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






25. When someone's work stands to serve an interest in conflict with his or her obligations as a professional






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






27. 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)






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






29. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






30. 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






31. Written by Hobbes - morality consists of Laws of Nature






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






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






34. Competition over material good; general distrust; glory of powerful positions






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






36. Guide of moral conduct based on the principles of Stoicism






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






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






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






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






41. Evidence of a valid consent






42. Egoism and exchange relationships - thinking is based on self-interest and how it can be achieved within relationships






43. Bad character traits






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas