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Human Flourishing and Virtue

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What is the Greek word Eudaimonia commonly translated to in the context of human flourishing?

Good fortune
Moral excellence
Self-awareness
Human flourishing (correct)

What is central to Confucian humanism according to the text?

Rational thinking
Self-cultivation
Material prosperity
Learning to be human (correct)

What is the 'self' in the context of human flourishing, according to the text?

An isolated individual
A center of relationships (correct)
A rational being
A virtuous person

What does Plato's tripartite structure of the soul comprise of?

Rational, spirited, and appetitive parts (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for human flourishing, according to Plato's Republic?

An ordering of the tripartite structure of the soul (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of an ordering of the tripartite structure of the soul?

Virtue (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary constituent of Eudaimonia according to Aristotle?

Rational activity in accordance with excellence in virtues (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are the four aspects of human nature according to Aristotle?

Physical, emotional, social and rational (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of all human actions according to Aristotle?

Flourishing (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is required for an individual to truly flourish?

Flourishing in all four aspects of human nature (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between self-actualization and moral growth?

They are the same thing (D) Signup and view all the answers

What determines the specific choices and actions necessary for human flourishing?

An individual's unique potentialities and circumstances (C) Signup and view all the answers

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