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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Fostering good interpersonal relationships - thinkers take the needs and interests of others into account - it is important to make others happy






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






3. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






5. The study of ends or final causes or purposes that things serve






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Applied to determine on what basis scarce resources will be distributed or alternatively on what basis burdens will be distributed






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






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






19. An action is morally obligatory if it produces the most good for the most people






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






21. 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






22. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






23. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






25. 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)






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






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






28. Founder of Liberalism - believed that everybody must be moved by a desire for his or her own happiness or pleasure.






29. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Making exagerated claims about products






41. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Bad character traits