15 Questions
What is the excess response to the virtue of courage in the doctrine of the mean?
Rashness or foolhardiness
What is the response to deficiency in the doctrine of the mean for the virtue of generosity?
Giving up time and money
What is the virtue that is the mean between cowardice and rashness or foolhardiness in the doctrine of the mean?
Courage
What is the deficiency response to the virtue of temperance in the doctrine of the mean?
Insensibility
What is the purpose of Phronesis in relation to virtue ethics?
To apply moral principles in a flexible way
What is the relationship between Phronesis and virtue ethics?
Phronesis provides the application of good character traits, and virtue ethics provides the traits themselves.
What is the ultimate goal of virtue ethics?
To live a flourishing and good life (Eudaimonia).
What is essential for developing virtue, according to the text?
Phronesis, which allows us to apply our moral knowledge to real-world situations.
According to the doctrine of the mean, what is the relationship between excess and deficiency responses?
Excess and deficiency responses are both bad, and the mean is good.
What is the result of applying moral principles in a rigid way?
A lack of adaptability to specific circumstances.
What is the purpose of the doctrine of the mean?
To identify excess, deficiency, and mean responses to different virtues.
What is the virtue that is the mean between stinginess and extravagance or prodigality?
Generosity
What is the ability to discern the good in a particular situation?
Phronesis
What is the result of having Phronesis?
Making sound judgments about what course of action to take.
What is the implication of not having Phronesis?
Inability to make sound judgments about what course of action to take.
Explore the concept of virtue ethics, which focuses on developing good character traits to live a good and flourishing life. Learn about the importance of virtues, the nature of human fulfillment, and the concepts of phronesis. Test your understanding of this ethical theory and its relation to human fulfillment.
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