Question 1

According to Aristotle, what is characteristic of vice?

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A)  Excesses of passions and actions 
B)  Defects of passions and actions 
C)  Passions and actions which cause harm 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Excesses of passions and actions 
B)  Defects of passions and actions 
C)  Passions and actions which cause harm 
D)  Both a and b D

Question 2

According to Aristotle, we grasp virtues via

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A)  careful philosophical reasoning. 
B)  perception. 
C)  experimentation. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  careful philosophical reasoning. 
B)  perception. 
C)  experimentation. 
D)  All of the above B

Question 3

Aristotle thinks that virtues and vices cannot be kinds of passions because

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A)  we are praised and blamed for virtues and vices, but not for passions. 
B)  passions are states of character, but virtues and vices are not. 
C)  virtues and vices are innate to our nature, but passions are not. 
D)  None of the above (Aristotle thinks that virtues and vices are kinds of passions.) 
A)  we are praised and blamed for virtues and vices, but not for passions. 
B)  passions are states of character, but virtues and vices are not. 
C)  virtues and vices are innate to our nature, but passions are not. 
D)  None of the above (Aristotle thinks that virtues and vices are kinds of passions.) A

Question 4

Talk about:
-Moral exemplar

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a moral role model;

Question 5

Aristotle calls virtue a "mean" because

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A)  being virtuous is in between being a horrible person and being perfect. 
B)  virtue sometimes involves treating people unkindly. 
C)  virtue is a matter of avoiding excess and deficiency. 
D)  virtue is a matter of compromising one's self-interest with the interests of others. 
A)  being virtuous is in between being a horrible person and being perfect. 
B)  virtue sometimes involves treating people unkindly. 
C)  virtue is a matter of avoiding excess and deficiency. 
D)  virtue is a matter of compromising one's self-interest with the interests of others.

Question 6

According to virtue ethics, how do we determine who to look to as moral role models? How do you determine who to look to as role models in your own life? Does your approach differ from the virtue ethicist's approach, or is it the same? If they differ, which approach do you think is better? Explain and defend your answers.

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According to virtue ethics, we determine

Question 7

Which of the following describes Aristotle's view of human beings?

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A)  They are naturally virtuous; it is society that makes them wicked. 
B)  They are naturally vicious; it is society that teaches them to be virtuous. 
C)  They are naturally neither virtuous nor vicious; virtue must be learned. 
D)  They are irreparably bad; they can never truly become virtuous. 
A)  They are naturally virtuous; it is society that makes them wicked. 
B)  They are naturally vicious; it is society that teaches them to be virtuous. 
C)  They are naturally neither virtuous nor vicious; virtue must be learned. 
D)  They are irreparably bad; they can never truly become virtuous.

Question 8

Talk about:
-Continence

Accepted Answer

the ability to manage to do th

Question 9

Write an essay explaining the priority problem for virtue ethics, illustrating the problem with at least one example. Does this objection succeed in refuting virtue ethics? Why or why not?

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Virtue ethics is a moral theory that foc

Question 10

According to Aristotle, people are naturally

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A)  virtuous. 
B)  wicked. 
C)  irrational. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  virtuous. 
B)  wicked. 
C)  irrational. 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

According to Aristotle, taking pleasure in virtuous actions

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A)  is unimportant; what matters is whether one does the right thing. 
B)  is a sign that one is truly virtuous. 
C)  deprives an action of its moral worth. 
D)  is a sign that one is not truly virtuous. 
A)  is unimportant; what matters is whether one does the right thing. 
B)  is a sign that one is truly virtuous. 
C)  deprives an action of its moral worth. 
D)  is a sign that one is not truly virtuous.

Question 12

What does Aristotle mean when he says that "virtue is a kind of mean?" Do you find this claim plausible? Does it help us to understand how to live our lives? Explain and defend your response.

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Aristotle's statement that "virtue is a

Question 13

By "faculties," Aristotle means

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A)  dispositions to act in certain ways. 
B)  capacities to experience passions. 
C)  states of character. 
D)  virtues and vices. 
A)  dispositions to act in certain ways. 
B)  capacities to experience passions. 
C)  states of character. 
D)  virtues and vices.

Question 14

What are virtues, and how (according to virtue ethics) do we acquire them? Do you find this story plausible? Do you think it makes sense of who the moral exemplars are and why they are role models? Defend your answers.

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Virtues are qualities or traits that are

Question 15

According to Aristotle, virtue is a kind of

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A)  passion. 
B)  faculty. 
C)  state of character. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  passion. 
B)  faculty. 
C)  state of character. 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

How do cases of moral conflict pose a problem for virtue ethics? How is this problem similar to the problem that arises for the ethic of prima facie duties, and how might the virtue ethicist respond to the problem? Do you think this response succeeds? Why or why not?

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Cases of moral conflict pose a problem f

Question 17

Case Study
Ever since she was a child, Tai has loved theater and film. She longs to become an actor. She doesn't know any great actors personally, but she studiously learns about the field and develops sophisticated taste in the quality of acting performances. By the time she is an adult, Tai has a short list of actors she truly admires as artists and she looks to them as role models. When planning how to live her life and pursue her career goals, she does her best to model the trajectories and traits of these role models.
Tai decides to go to college to study the dramatic arts. There, she takes a course in ancient Greek philosophy and finds virtue ethics very appealing. She decides to apply the theory to her own way of life. Before she can determine how to live, she has to determine whether she is aiming at the right target. She asks herself: "Are the people I've identified as my role models truly moral exemplars?"
-How can Tai determine whether the actors she admires are moral exemplars? Does virtue theory have any special tools to help her make this determination?

Accepted Answer

To determine whether the actors she admi

Question 18

Talk about:
-Contradiction

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when one and the sam

Question 19

Talk about:
-Virtue

Accepted Answer

an admirable charact

Question 20

How does Aristotle think that people become virtuous? What does he think is the difference between performing virtuous actions and being a virtuous person? Which does he claim is more important? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle believes that people become vi

Exam 10: Virtue Ethics

According to Aristotle, what is characteristic of vice?

According to Aristotle, we grasp virtues via

Aristotle thinks that virtues and vices cannot be kinds of passions because

Talk about: -Moral exemplar

Aristotle calls virtue a "mean" because

Which of the following describes Aristotle's view of human beings?

Talk about: -Continence

Write an essay explaining the priority problem for virtue ethics, illustrating the problem with at least one example. Does this objection succeed in refuting virtue ethics? Why or why not?

According to Aristotle, people are naturally

According to Aristotle, taking pleasure in virtuous actions

What does Aristotle mean when he says that "virtue is a kind of mean?" Do you find this claim plausible? Does it help us to understand how to live our lives? Explain and defend your response.

By "faculties," Aristotle means

What are virtues, and how (according to virtue ethics) do we acquire them? Do you find this story plausible? Do you think it makes sense of who the moral exemplars are and why they are role models? Defend your answers.

According to Aristotle, virtue is a kind of

How do cases of moral conflict pose a problem for virtue ethics? How is this problem similar to the problem that arises for the ethic of prima facie duties, and how might the virtue ethicist respond to the problem? Do you think this response succeeds? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Contradiction

Talk about: -Virtue

How does Aristotle think that people become virtuous? What does he think is the difference between performing virtuous actions and being a virtuous person? Which does he claim is more important? Do you agree? Why or why not?

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