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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Practicality; help citizens orient themselves within their own social world; probe the limits of practicable political possibility; reconciliation






2. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






3. Tell us what to do irrespective of our desires






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






5. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






7. Three Aristotelian principles followed by Aquinas






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






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






10. Disclosing relevant information regardng a medical diagnosis or treatment






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Says we should always do the will of God






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






27. Self-mastery according to Kant






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Making exagerated claims about products






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






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






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






39. Divides moral philosophy into two domains - justice or law and ethics or virtue






40. 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






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






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






43. Reliable habits you engrave into your identity






44. Live according to nature - according to rational principles which involve an emphasis on character and self-mastery - reason links all of society






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






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






47. Bad character traits






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






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






50. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest