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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. God's device to govern the whole community of the universe towards the common good






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






3. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Evidence of a valid consent






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






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






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






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






20. We always ought to perform that act that leads to the most pleasure






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






23. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






24. Believed that morality consisted on acting on the basis of duty alone - the consequences of our actions are often out of our control






25. Four basic possible standards: Full Disclosure Standard - Subjective Standard - Customary Practice or Professional Standard - Reasonable Person Standard






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






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






28. Name the four authors of the Gospels






29. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






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






32. 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)






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






36. Justice - promise-keeping - allegiance to legitimate government






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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