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What is the primary means of acquiring virtues, according to Aristotle?
What is the primary means of acquiring virtues, according to Aristotle?
- Through good fortune and luck
- Through practice and habituation (correct)
- Through reason and contemplation
- Through innate ability
How does one become vicious, according to Aristotle?
How does one become vicious, according to Aristotle?
- By following one's natural inclinations
- By being unaffected by pleasure and pain
- By allowing defective ways of acting to become habitual (correct)
- By avoiding certain actions
What is a sign that one has not acquired a certain virtue, according to Aristotle?
What is a sign that one has not acquired a certain virtue, according to Aristotle?
- When one performs actions of the sort associated with that virtue, one feels a sense of indifference
- When one performs actions of the sort associated with that virtue, one finds them burdensome (correct)
- When one performs actions of the sort associated with that virtue, one feels a sense of satisfaction
- When one performs actions of the sort associated with that virtue, one feels a sense of pride
What is the relationship between virtue and happiness, according to Aristotle?
What is the relationship between virtue and happiness, according to Aristotle?
What does Aristotle believe is essential for moral character development?
What does Aristotle believe is essential for moral character development?
How does Aristotle think the virtuous person responds to what is fine and noble?
How does Aristotle think the virtuous person responds to what is fine and noble?
What is the central idea behind Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the central idea behind Aristotle's concept of telos?
According to Aristotle, what is the telos of a human being?
According to Aristotle, what is the telos of a human being?
What is the relationship between an object's telos and its goodness, according to Aristotle?
What is the relationship between an object's telos and its goodness, according to Aristotle?
What is the purpose of developing virtues, according to Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the purpose of developing virtues, according to Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the ultimate goal of human beings, according to Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the ultimate goal of human beings, according to Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the role of habit formation in Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the role of habit formation in Aristotle's concept of telos?
What is the primary goal that Aristotle seeks to achieve in his Nicomachean Ethics?
What is the primary goal that Aristotle seeks to achieve in his Nicomachean Ethics?
According to Aristotle, what is the characteristic of an ultimate end?
According to Aristotle, what is the characteristic of an ultimate end?
What is the relationship between happiness and other goods, according to Aristotle?
What is the relationship between happiness and other goods, according to Aristotle?
What is the meaning of eudaimonia in Aristotle's philosophy?
What is the meaning of eudaimonia in Aristotle's philosophy?
What is the role of virtue in Aristotle's concept of happiness?
What is the role of virtue in Aristotle's concept of happiness?
What is the significance of Aristotle's theory of happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics?
What is the significance of Aristotle's theory of happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics?
