Midterm Flashcards

1
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The moral perspective in which ones knows the good, proper, and right.

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Moral

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2
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Form of love that values each person regardless of their individual characteristics or behavior.

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Agape

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3
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An ethical position meaning one is not able to make a judgment.

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Amoral

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4
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A moral virtue or distinguishable character trait in which an individual is free from corruption.

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Integrity

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5
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Defined in a manner that creates a balance between right and wrong.

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Moral Exceptions

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6
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The worth each individual places on specific nonmoral values that affect and impinge on others, such as winning.

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Moral Values

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7
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The doctrine that the truth of all knowledge must always be in question or doubt.

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Skepticism

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8
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The moral value in which one is answerable, accountable, and possibly liable for actions in the past, present, and future

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Responsibility

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9
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The position that every ethical or moral decision is made on the spot and no consistency is shown between individual decisions.

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Situational Ethics

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Moral Corrosion

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Justice, do not be unfair. Honesty, Do not lie, cheat, steal. Responsibility, Do not be irresponsible. Beneficence, do not be uncivil.

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First Principles

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12
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The perspective of pushing the rules to the limit without getting caught, using whatever dubious methods necessary to achieve a win.

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Gamesmanship

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13
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An affirmation of one’s values, always stated in the negative, a principle says what one will not do based on what one morally values.

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Values

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14
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The moral value in which one holds someone or something in high regard.

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Respect

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15
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the quality of being fair or impartial.

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Equity

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16
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The theoretical study of morality. Ethics is also the standard of morality that a profession should follow.

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Ethics

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17
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Respect for the rules or equal treatment of all concerned.

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Fair Play

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18
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Behavior when a decision maker first decides to deceive others by consciously covering up or lying about past behavior.

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Slippery Slope of Moral

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19
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The way of defining a particular act whether it is morally right or wrong.

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Justification

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20
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A set of moral principles defined by society dynamics, institutions, traditions and cultural beliefs.

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Social Values

21
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The quality of living by one’s stated moral values, persons have virtue if they are fair, honest, responsible, and beneficent.

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Virtue

22
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Process of making careful judgements or observations based on a clear understanding of moral and nonmoral values

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Critical Reflective Thinking

23
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The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose, thought or action.

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Dedication

24
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Theory of punishment that when an offender breaks the law, justice requires that they suffer in return.

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Retributive Justice

25
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When someone uses the point you’re trying to prove as an argument to prove that very same point.

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Begging the Question

26
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A process whereby a person who is evaluating a morally questionable act attempts to make it seem right.

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Moral Justification

27
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a strong feeling of support or allegiance

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Bias

28
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the aim or purpose of a law when it was written

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Spirit of the law

29
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fair and generous behavior or treatment of others, especially in a sports contest

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Sportsmanship

30
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the equality of involving or being shared by all people or things in the world or in a
particular group

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Universality

31
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lasting loyalty and trustworthiness

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Faithfullness

32
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seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone perceived as vulnerable

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Bullying

33
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the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual

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Character

34
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the extent to which people are fairly compensated for their injuries by those
who have inured them

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Compensatory Justice

35
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an act that is not subject to moral judgement because morality is not taken into
consideration

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Nonmoral Values

36
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conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the
sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness

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Consistency

37
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a like or dislike for one rather than another especially without good reason

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Prejudice

38
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the tendency to lay down principals as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of
evidence or the opinion of others

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Dogmatism

39
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the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities

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Equality

40
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situations in which the decision maker must consider 2 or more moral values or
duties but can onlv honor one of them

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Moral Dilema

41
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high respect or great esteem

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Honor

42
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equal treatment of all rivals or disputants

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Impartiality

43
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the quality of being morally good or virtuous

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Goodness

44
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any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates,
degrades, abuses, or endangers them, regardless of a persons willingness to participate

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Hazing

45
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The quality of being honest

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Honesty

46
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the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated

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Intimidation

47
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Exactly what the law says

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Letter of the law

48
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the use of ambiquous lanquage to conceal the truth pro to avoid committing oneself

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Equivocation