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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






5. Lists seven features of pleasure to which attention must be paid in order to assess how great it is






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Name the four authors of the Gospels






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






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






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






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






34. Moral character - a theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






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






41. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






44. Morality based on religion alone - without any reference to religious ideas






45. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament






46. Felt that ethics was born of human conflict






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






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






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