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The Doctrine of the Mean in Ethics

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What is the significance of pain and pleasure according to the text?

Pain and pleasure have no impact on ethical decision-making.

Virtuous actions are solely based on the absence of pain and the presence of pleasure.

Pain and pleasure dictate our virtuous actions.

We avoid virtuous actions due to sensitivity to pain and excessive appetite for pleasure. (correct)

How does Aristotle view the virtues of character in relation to skills?

Virtues of character are temporary, while skills are long-lasting.

Both virtues of character and skills are acquired through habituation. (correct)

Skills can be acquired through nature, unlike virtues of character.

Virtues of character are innate, unlike learned skills.

What does Aristotle suggest about situational ethics in the text?

Virtuous actions should always be proportionate to the situation.

Practical wisdom is needed due to the relative nature of ethical responses in different situations. (correct)

Situational ethics eliminate the need for practical wisdom.

Situational ethics require hard and fast rules for ethical decision-making.

Aristotle's ethics are not egoistic because:

Aristotle believed in acting virtuously for virtue's sake, not solely for one's own good. Signup and view all the answers

In Aristotle's view, what is the significance of reducing happiness to mere pleasure?

It detracts from true happiness by oversimplifying it to momentary feelings. Signup and view all the answers

How does Aristotle suggest one can achieve flourishing and optimal development?

By engaging in activities typical to humanity and continually improving at them. Signup and view all the answers

According to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, what is considered as the means to the good life or happiness?

Virtue Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, what character trait is considered a pre-condition for attaining happiness or well-being?

Virtuous character Signup and view all the answers

How does Aristotle describe the purpose of his lectures on Nicomachean Ethics to young men aspiring to public life?

To win them over and produce effects on their behavior and character Signup and view all the answers

What is the overarching goal of ethics according to the teachings of Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics?

Cultivating an excellent character or virtuous character Signup and view all the answers