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?

    <p>Rational, spirited, and appetitive parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>An ordering of the tripartite structure of the soul</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary constituent of Eudaimonia according to Aristotle?

    <p>Rational activity in accordance with excellence in virtues</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Physical, emotional, social and rational</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Flourishing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for an individual to truly flourish?

    <p>Flourishing in all four aspects of human nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They are the same thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>An individual's unique potentialities and circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

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