The Quest for Supreme Happiness
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What is the ultimate goal of human action?

  • To embody virtue
  • To attain practical wisdom
  • To fulfill personal desires
  • To achieve supreme happiness (correct)
  • Which of the following is mentioned as a means to achieve supreme happiness?

  • Material wealth
  • Practical wisdom
  • Personal desires
  • Virtue (correct)
  • What is the term used to describe practical wisdom in the text?

  • Phronesis (correct)
  • Eudaemonia
  • Arête
  • Supreme happiness
  • Which virtue is described as the moderation of desires and physical pleasures such as eating, drinking, and sex?

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

    Which virtue is described as the desire to do actions that are difficult to attain or avoid, and the act of restraining fear to do actions rightly?

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

    Which virtue is described as a disposition to give others what they are entitled to (rights) and serves as a guide in interacting with other people and developing relationships?

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

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