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DSST Ethics In America 2

Subjects : dsst, civics
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1. Tell about the life and ministry of Jesus - in the New Testament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Making exagerated claims about products






14. Self-mastery according to Kant






15. Name the four authors of the Gospels






16. 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)






17. Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






21. Way of evaluating moral decisions based on the amount of pleasure that it provides






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






23. Prudence - courage - justice - temperance






24. Descriptive - normative - meta-ethics






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






26. Name the first 5 books of the Old Testament






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Disclosure of information - comprehension - voluntariness






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






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






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






37. Ethical responsibilites at work - avoiding conflicts of interest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Evidence of a valid consent