Virtue Ethics and Aristotle
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What is the primary focus of virtue ethics?

  • Following moral rules
  • Bringing about good consequences
  • Doing one's duty
  • The role of character and virtue (correct)
  • Who is a key inspiration for many virtue ethics theories?

  • Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Immanuel Kant
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Aristotle (correct)
  • According to St. Thomas Aquinas, what is necessary for a human act to be morally good?

  • Only having good intentions
  • Alignment with love of self and neighbor, good intentions, and an appropriate object (correct)
  • Following the moral code of a virtuous person
  • Only having a good object
  • What is the moral code of virtue ethicists?

    <p>Act as a virtuous person would act in your situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of a virtuous person according to Aristotle?

    <p>Having ideal character traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between Aristotle's father and King Amyntas?

    <p>Aristotle's father was the court physician</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Aristotle go to study after his father's death?

    <p>The Academy of Athens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Aristotle's relationship with Alexander the Great?

    <p>Aristotle was the teacher of Alexander the Great</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the time period between the death of Socrates and the birth of Aristotle?

    <p>Fifteen years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the school where Aristotle studied for twenty years?

    <p>The Academy of Athens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of love of self and neighbor in St. Thomas Aquinas' moral theory?

    <p>It is a necessary condition for a human act to be morally good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of asking 'why' in the context of Aristotle's ethical framework?

    <p>It reveals the telos or direction of our actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of human actions according to Aristotle?

    <p>To pursue a good end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of human beings in achieving good ends according to Aristotle?

    <p>They are capable of seeing the good in all things through rationality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of telos in Aristotle's ethical framework?

    <p>It is the result of our ethical decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of good ends in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics?

    <p>They are achievable by human action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between human actions and direction in Aristotle's ethical framework?

    <p>Human actions are directed towards a good end</p> Signup and view all the answers

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