Virtue Ethics and the Doctrine of the Mean

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What is the virtue that is the mean of cowardice and rashness?

  • Phronesis
  • Generosity
  • Courage (correct)
  • Temperance

What is the excess of generosity?

  • Cowardice
  • Rashness
  • Stinginess
  • Extravagance (correct)

What is the deficiency of generosity?

  • Cowardice
  • Stinginess (correct)
  • Rashness
  • Extravagance

What is the mean of self-esteem and self-deprecation?

<p>Humility (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the virtue that is the mean of absence and overbearing?

<p>Dependability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the virtue that is the mean of insensibility and obsessiveness?

<p>Compassion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the virtue that is the mean of impatience and endurance?

<p>Patience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Phronesis in virtue ethics?

<p>To apply moral principles in a flexible way (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of virtue ethics?

<p>To live a flourishing and good life (Eudaimonia) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between virtue and Phronesis?

<p>Virtue provides the what, and Phronesis provides the how (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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